Figurative Language Test

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is an idiom?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Using words to replicate a real sound.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is a metaphorical expression?

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A phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else.

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What is the purpose of figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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What is a literary device?

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A technique used by writers to produce a specific effect in their writing.