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Explain Meaning
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A comparison using like or as
What is a simile
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A comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as, usually states one thing IS another
What is a metaphor
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"We laid a lot of memories down, like tattoos on this town" Jason Aldean - Tattoos on this Town
What is simile
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"I'd catch a grenade for you, throw my hand on a blade for you" Bruno Mars - Grenade
What is hyperbole
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Explain the meaning of this simile: Video games are like portals to another world
When you play video games you "become" a character in a different plan or world; a portal is a door, gate or entrance
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Giving human qualities to an animal or object
What is personification
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This figurative language is words that mimic sounds in nature
What is an onomatopoeia
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"I'll open up and be your parachute" Train - Parachute
What is metaphor
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Jumbo shrimp, seriously funny, original copy
What is oxymoron
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Explain the metaphor: We would've had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn't been such a hog.
This metaphor compares tammy to a hog because both eat alot.
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An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
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A situation that turns out differently than what might be expected
What is situational irony
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"I walk a lonely road" Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
What is personification
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"An old man turned 98, he won the lottery and died the next day" Alanis Morsitte
What is situational irony
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Explain this personification: Every morning, the sun paints the desert with its gold.
As the sun rises, it sheds a golden light on the desert.
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A conveyed meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning
What is verbal irony
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Combining a pair of terms into a single experssion
What is oxymoron
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"I'm on the supersonic boom, ya'll hear the spaceship zoom" Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
What is onomatopoeia
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"Well isn't this nice" said as a plane crashes Alanis Morisette
What is verbal irony
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Explain the simile: Courage is like a rock.
Courage is strong, and visible, just like a rock is strong and visible.
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Repeating consonants, usually the first letter of several words in a row
What is alliteration
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Repeating vowel sounds
What is assonance
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"Pretty, pretty please" Pink - Perfect
What is alliteration
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"His arms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy" Eminem - Lose Yourself
What is assonance
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Explain this metaphor: Fame is a bee. It has a song- It has a sting- Ah, too, it has a wing.
Fame is being compared to a bee because it can make your life great or make your life miserable but, it doesn't last forever.