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Figurative Language
Question | Answer |
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simile | makes a comparison using "like" or "as" (My love is like a red, red rose.) |
metaphor | makes a comparison without using "like" or "as" (You have a heart of stone.) |
personification | gives human characteristics to non-human objects (The wind whispered my name.) |
imagery | description that appeals to one of the five senses:see, hear, taste, touch, smell (The scarlet red rose was a stark contrast to her pale complexion.) |
alliteration | repetition of the beginning sound of a word (Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.) |
onomatopoeia | a word used to represent a sound (Bang! Pow! Crash! Moo! Oink!) |
idiom | a group of words does not mean what it says (You hit the nail on the head.) |
pun | a play on words (Pinochio's performance is wooden.) |
hyperbole | exaggeration |