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Oates Figurative
Figurative Language
Term | Definition |
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Allusion | a reference to a well known place, literary or art work, famous person, or historical event. |
Analogy | a comparison of two unlike things that uses imagery to help understand a concept. |
Hyperbole | the use of overstatement or exaggeration |
Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
Metaphor | an imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing; do not use words such as like, as, than, or resembles |
Personification | figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing or quality is given human characteristics |
Pun | a play on words, can be humorous |
Simile | a comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles |
Symbolism | a person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning, but also stands for something beyond itself. |
Irony | a contrast between expectation and reality |