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Figurative Language Recap
Figurative Language Recap
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Words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can writing more expressive.
metaphors
puns
figures of speech
similes
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An expression that cannot be understood literally
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
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The tired old car
coughed and wheezed
as it crawled down the street is an example of personification
True
False
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What is onomatopoeia?
Uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
The use of words that imitate sounds.
Compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
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The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words
simile
alliteration
allusion
personification
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Figurative Language is used to add creative flourish to written or spoken language.
True
False
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What is Alliteration?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
The use of words that imitate sounds.
Uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike
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What is a Metaphor?
The use of words that imitate sounds.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
Compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
Uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
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Brief reference to something or someone well known, often from history or literature
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
personification
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What is a simile?
Uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
Compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
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Involves using a word or phrase in a humorous way that suggests more than one meaning
metaphor
pun
simile
verbal irony
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Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is an example of a simile.
False
True
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Personification is...
The use of words that imitate sounds.
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words
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He sat as still as a mouse is a metaphor.
True
False
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Involves saying one thing but implying something very different (sarcasm)
personification
simile
metaphor
verbal irony
