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Figurative Language
Term | Definition |
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imagery | language that appeals to the senses (sight, touch, hear, smell, taste) |
simile | a direct comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as |
alliteration | repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
personification | giving in inanimate (not living/real) object human qualities |
onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic its sound |
hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
idiom | a phrase which cannot be taken literally |
allusion | a figure of speech which refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader's mind |