Figurative Language Review

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What is Hyperbole?

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Using exaggeration to prove a point.

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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 a Metaphor?

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Comparing 2 objects using a form of 'IS'.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human-like qualities to non-human objects.

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What is a Simile?

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Comparing 2 objects using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is a Play on Words?

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A humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings.

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What is Understatement?

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A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is.

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What is Figurative Language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is Imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.