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Vocab.words 12/15-19
Term | Definition |
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Simile | A comparison (same) of two unlike things using like or as. |
Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as |
Personification | When an author gives an animal or object human characteristics. |
Onomatopoeia | words that create the sound they make |
Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration |
Alliteration | The repetition (repeat) of consonant sounds. |
Idiom | An expression that can’t be taken literally |
Irony | When the opposite happens to what you expect or mean. |
Sybolism | An object or thing that conveys greater meaning. |
Imageary | The ability to form mental images of things or events. |