What is figurative language?
Figurative Language and Definitions

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It is something that expresses a meaning that goes beyond the literal definition of the words, and gives readers new insight.
It is language that means exactly what it says.
It is words that are written to resemble a figure (picture) of some sort.
It is the way we structure our sentences including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.
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What is a simile
A figure of speech that compares two things by saying something is something else.
When opposite terms appear together
A figure of speech that compares two or more things using the words "like" or "as."
The formation of a word from a sound
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A figurative term that compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
A commonly used phrase that does not mean what it says.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words.
A figurative term that compares two things, usually by saying one is the other.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is onomatopoeia?
The formation of a word from the sound
The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of multiple words
Making objects and animals seem human
The use of images to represent ideas or qualities
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is alliteration?
A large exaggeration
The use of images to represent ideas or qualities
A commonly used phrase that does not mean what
it says.
The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of multiple words
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is oxymoron?
A figurative term comparing two or more things, usually by saying one is the other
When opposite terms appear together
The use of images to represent ideas or qualities
A figurative term that compares two or more things using “like” or “as”
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What is personification?
A large exaggeration
The use of images to represent ideas or qualities
Making objects and animals seem human
A formation of a word from the sound
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