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Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?   An expression or statement that is not to be interpreted literally.  
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What is a simile?   Way of describing something comparing it with something else using “like” or “as.”  
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What is a metaphor?   Way of describing something by comparing it to something else.  
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What is personification?   Describing something that is not human as if it had human characteristics.  
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What is alliteration?   Repetition of the first consonant.  
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What is onomatopoeia?   Words that are sounds.  
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What is assonance?   Repetition of first vowel.  
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What is hyperbole?   Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.  
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What is an idiom?   Figure of speech specific to a group of people or culture.  
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