Figurative Language (Figures of Speech) 1 A

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech where words imitate sounds, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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What is Personification?

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A figure of speech in which an object, idea, or animal is given human characteristics, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is Alliteration?

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A figure of speech where the same initial consonant sound is repeated in a series of words, e.g., 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, e.g., 'bittersweet' or 'deafening silence'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect, e.g., 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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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, e.g., 'Time is a thief'.

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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', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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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 similar-sounding words for humorous effect, e.g., 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana'.

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What is Imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images, e.g., 'The golden sun set behind the mountains, casting a warm glow over the valley'.

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What is a Idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs'.