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Figurative Language

TermDefinition
Figurative Language Describing something by comparing it with something else ; involves using some imaginative comparison between two unlike things
Simile Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Metaphor Comparing two unlike things (not using "like" or "as")
Personification Giving human qualities to non-human things
Alliteration The repetition of the same initial letter, sound or group of sounds in a series of words
Onomatopoeia The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action
Hyperbole An exaggeration that is so dramatic that noone would believe the statement is true
Understatement A statement that is weakened to convey a stronger meaning
Idiom An expression whose meaning differs from the literal meaning of its words
Cliche An overused or predictable expression that lacks original thought
Imagery Language that appeals to the five senses
Irony A contrast between expectation and reality
Verbal Irony Saying one thing but meaning something completely different
Situational Irony A contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does happen
Dramatic Irony Occurs when the reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know
Allusion A figure of speech that makes a reference to a famous person, place or event
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