Figurative Language

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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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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 is hyperbole?

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Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

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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 an oxymoron?

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

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What is a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound.

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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 mental images.