figure of speech that compares two unlike items using a comparing word such as "like" or "as"

figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike items

figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is described as having human form or characteristics

boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true. It may be used for serious, comic, or ironic effect.

person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond its literal meaning

reference in a work of literature to an character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art

collection of sense images in a poem or story- the author uses colors, sounds, and other sensations

an expresion that does not have a literal meaning

the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes

repeating of consonant sounds, most often at the beginnings of words

repeating of vowel sounds, especially ina line of poetry

repetition of accented vowel sounds and succeeding consonant sounds including end rhyme and internal rhyme

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Vocab. Fig. Language

Question	Answer
simile	figure of speech that compares two unlike items using a comparing word such as "like" or "as"
metaphor	figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike items
personification	figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is described as having human form or characteristics
hyperbole	boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true. It may be used for serious, comic, or ironic effect.
symbolism	person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond its literal meaning
allusion	reference in a work of literature to an character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art
imagery	collection of sense images in a poem or story- the author uses colors, sounds, and other sensations
idiom	an expresion that does not have a literal meaning
onomatopoeia	the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
alliteration	repeating of consonant sounds, most often at the beginnings of words
assonance	repeating of vowel sounds, especially ina line of poetry
rhyme	repetition of accented vowel sounds and succeeding consonant sounds including end rhyme and internal rhyme

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