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Figurative Language
Term | Definition |
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metaphor | comparison of two or more things not using "like" or "as" |
alliteration | repeating the same starting sounds of words |
simile | comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as" |
hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect |
personification | giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea |
onomatopoeia | when a words pronunciation imitates its sound |
idiom | expression that means something other than the literal meaning |