Figurative Language Flashcard

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.

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What is situational irony?

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A situation where the outcome is significantly different from what was expected.

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What is an example of situational irony?

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Happy music playing while an Elf walks across to a street to a toy store and gets hit by a taxi.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words.

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What is an example of alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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What is verbal irony?

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A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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What is an example of verbal irony?

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Spilling Dutch and saying 'This day couldn't be off to a better start.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.