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Figurative
7 Figurative Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imagery | The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively |
| Simile | A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance |
| Alliteration | the commencement of two or more stressed Syllables of a word group either with the sound |
| Personification | The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions |
| Onomatopoeia | The formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom |
| Hyperbole | An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally |