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Vocabulary- FL
Term | Definition |
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Imagery | Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. |
Personification | A figure of speech which gives human qualities to an animal, object or idea. |
Idiom | Language specific to expressions particular to a specific group of people. |
Onomatopeia | The use of a word that mimic sounds. |
Alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. |
Simile | A direct comparison between 2 unlike things using the words "like" or "as". |
Hyperbole | An overly exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point. |
Metaphor | An implied comparison between 2 relatively unlike things. |