Figurative Language Review

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Define Oxymoron

Back

Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect.

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What is an example of Onomatopoeia?

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Sound words that imitate the sound they represent.

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Define Onomatopoeia

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Sound words.

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Define Simile

Back

A comparison of two dissimilar items using like, as, or than.

Front

What figurative language device is used in 'as snug as a bug in a rug'?

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Simile.

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Define Metaphor

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A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than.

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What is Personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

Front

Identify an example of Oxymoron.

Back

Bittersweet.

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What does 'buzz' represent in figurative language?

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An example of Onomatopoeia.