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Figurative language
5th Grade Reading
Question | Answer |
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Homophone | Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings. |
Palindrome | a word or number that is spelled the same forwards or backwards |
Idiom | a pharse that says one thing but really means something else |
Pun | A play on words. |
Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration used to make a point |
Synonym | Words with same or similar meaning |
Alliteration | The repetition of the same word in sounds |
Onomatopoeia | The repetition of the same sounds in words. |
Personification | Gives human qualities to something that is not human |
Antonym | Words with opposite meanings |
Metaphor | Comparing one thing to another without using 'like' or 'as' |
Simile | Using 'as' or 'like' in a sentence for comparison |