Major Figurative Language Review

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What is an analogy?

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A comparison between two different things that highlights some form of similarity.

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What does symbolism mean in literature?

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Something that is used to represent an idea or quality.

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What does the term 'couch potato' refer to?

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A person who spends a lot of time watching television with little or no physical activity.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that creates visual representations in the reader's mind.

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Which animal is commonly associated with wisdom?

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Owl.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Define hyperbole.

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What does 'understatement' mean?

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A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.