Figurative Language Terms

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a person, event, or work of art, either directly or indirectly.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an idiom?

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A saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

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What is assonance?

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A repeated vowel sound.

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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 hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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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 euphemism?

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.

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What is verbal irony?

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When a speaker says one thing but means another, often the opposite.