Figurative Language Review

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A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?

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Simile

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"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?

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Personification

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A word whose sounds suggests its meaning is which type of figurative language?

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Onomatopoeia

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"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of which type of figurative language?

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Idiom

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The crazy car is colorful. This is an example of which type of figurative language?

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Alliteration

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.