Figurative Language Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison that DOESN'T use 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison that DOES use 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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When something is given human/living qualities.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is symbolism?

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Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.