Figurative Language

Question 1

comparing two things without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 2

A sentence that has a verb + description and a verb + description and a verb + description

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Magic 3

Question 3

Repetition of the initial consonant sound

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Alliteration

Question 4

An event where something is suddenly understood; "ah ha" moment

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Epiphany

Question 5

The author gives clues about what is going to happen in the story

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Foreshadowing

Question 6

something that had meaning in itself and stands for something larger

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symbolism

Question 7

the use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind

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imagery

Question 8

non-human things are given human characteristics

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personification

Question 9

An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal (real) one.

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Idiom

Question 10

The repeating of a word or phrase in a sentence or paragraph for emphasis.

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Repetition

Question 11

comparing two things using like or as

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simile

Question 12

figure of speech in which the literal meaning is opposite of its intended meaning

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irony

Question 13

sound words

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onomatopoeia

Question 14

obvious and deliberate exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 15

Looking back at something that happened in the past.

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flashback

Question 16

Make the reader uncertain or tense about what is about to happen.

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suspense

Questions 16