Figurative Language and Irony

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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 dramatic irony?

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When there is a contrast between what a character says and what the audience knows to be true.

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What is personification?

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

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a simile?

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

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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.

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What is an example of verbal irony?

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Saying 'Great weather!' during a storm.

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What is an example of situational irony?

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A fire station burns down.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.