Figurative Language Vocabulary

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that involves an implicit comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is an analogy?

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A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.