Figurative Language Review

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, creating a musical effect.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is a descriptive language that creates mental visual images for the reader.

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What is irony?

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Irony is a literary device where the intended meaning of words is different from their actual meaning.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is an expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human-like qualities to objects, animals, or ideas.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.