4th and 5th - Figurative Language Review

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

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What type of figurative language is shown? The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.

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Simile

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What is the following sentence an example of: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

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Alliteration

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What does the phrase "It's a piece of cake" mean?

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It is an idiom meaning something is very easy.

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What is a phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words?

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Idiom.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a 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 an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.