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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes use "like" or "as," while metaphors do not
Give the definition of imagery.
Descriptive words used to paint a picture of a scene
Define onomatopoeia
The word sounds like what it means. A sound
What is the definition of a pun?
A play on words. Using a word as a double-meaning, often because they're homophonous
What is symbolism?
An object in a story, usually recurring, used to represent a bigger idea
Give me the definition of personification
Giving human attributes to inanimate objects
What is the difference between alliteration and assonance?
Assonance - Sounds in the middle of words have the same sound
What is an oxymoron?
Combining two opposite words combined to create something with a new meaning
Give an example of onomatopoeia
Various. "Crash" or "bang" or "ratatat" or "drip"
Define synecdoche
What figurative language is this an example of? "He was a strong horse"
A metaphor
What figurative language is this an example of? "The reeds waved and danced in the wind."
Personification
What figurative language is this an example of? "Tiny toddlers can have terrible tantrums"
Alliteration
What figurative language is this an example of? "The last time I heard that joke, I fell off my dinosaur"
Hyperbole
What figurative language is this an example of? "They named the town the Garden of Eden"
Allusion
Give an example of an allusion in a story
Varies
Explain what irony means
Give an example of hyperbole
Varies
Tell me an example of symbolism in a movie/show
Give an example of a pun
Varies
Give an example of irony
Give an example of a synecdoche
Various
Describe the picture I show you with with three sentences. Use at least two forms of figurative language
Use both a simile and a metaphor to describe school
Varies