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Figurative Language
Study for quiz on 2/22/13
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | The repetition of a single letter in the alphabet. |
Metaphor | A comparison that compares two unlike things. Does not use like or as. |
Simile | A comparison that compares two unlike things using like or as. |
Personification | Speaking of something that is not human as if it has human abilities. |
Hyperbole | A great exaggeration. Usually funny and it is not supposed to be taken literally. |
Idiom | A group of words whose meanings are different from the ordinary meaning of the words. |
Onomatopoeia | This refers to the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. |