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Ms. Joseph Fig Lang
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Question | Answer |
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The repetition of CONSONANT sound in two - three neighboring words. | ALLITERATION |
The repetition of VOWEL sound in two - three neighboring words. | ASSONANCE |
A word or phrase that has become overly used. | CLICHE' |
An over exaggeration, usually with humor. | HYPERBOLE |
A phrase that means something more than what it really says. | IDIOM |
Comparing two things saying they are the same. | METAPHOR |
Comparing two things saying they are similar or "like" each other. | SIMILE |
Naming a thing or action by imitating the sound associated with it. | ONOMATOPOEIA |
Giving an object human-like qualities. | PERSONIFICATION |
Wild Wooly Walrus Waits | Example of Alliteration |
Fleet Feet Sweep by Sleeping Geese | Example of Assonance |
Do the right thing. | Example of Cliche |
The ice cream was piled a mile high. | Example of Hyperbole |
It's raining cats and dogs. | Example of an Idiom |
Her hair was silk. | Example of Metaphor |
Her hair was like silk. | Example of Simile |
Crash. Bang. Hiss. Roar. | Example of Onomatopoeia |
The stars winked at me and the moon smiled from up above. | Example of Personification. |