Figurative Language Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as 'deafening silence'.

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What is alliteration?

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

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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 does it mean if something is described as 'a breeze'?

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It means that the task or assignment is easy.

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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 does 'waiting for a hundred years' imply?

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It implies that the person has been waiting for a long time.