6th grade Figurative Language

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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 a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is the other.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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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 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 imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.