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Forney Figurative LA
figurative language and definitions
Question | Answer |
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onomatopoeia | a sound word |
metaphor | compares two things, but the adjective is inferred |
simile | compares two things using either like or as |
hyperbole | exaggerates, or stretches the truth |
personification | using a verb, it will tell that an object can do what only a person can |
idiom | a silly statement that implies you should do one thing, but it means to do another |
imagery | the use of descriptive words to describe something |
alliteration | when words have the same beginning sound |