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Figurative Langauage
Term | Definition |
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Simile | A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as |
Alliteration | The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables |
Metaphor | Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them |
Hyperbole | Big exaggeration, usually with humor |
Onomatopoeia | Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it |