Figurative Language Flashcard

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

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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 allusion?

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Indirectly or covertly referring to an object or circumstance.

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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 symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it represents.

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What is alliteration?

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A figure of speech that repeats the same sound at the beginning of words.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is irony?

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