Figurative Language Challenge 1

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'Sally silently slipped on the soft sand.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal words. Example: 'Break the ice' means to make people feel more comfortable.

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What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

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To make people feel more comfortable in a social situation.

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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'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'bittersweet'.

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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. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'