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Vocab. Fig. Language

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