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Figurative language
5th Grade Reading
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |