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Figurative Language Terms

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A comparison of two things (that may or not be alike) using the words like or as. simile
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. (Things = person, place, thing, or thought) metaphor
A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions. personification
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words. (Consonants are all the letters except a, e, i, o, u, and y.) alliteration
The repetition of vowel sounds (within stressed syllables) of neighboring words. (Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y.) assonance
Words which imitate the sound they refer to. Example: The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees. onomatopoeia
Words which end with the same sounds, usually at the end of lines. Example: So go ahead and preach, ‘cause I’m the one you teach. true / pure rhyme
Rhyme within a line. Example: Bright night, a full moon above. internal rhyme
Slight or inaccurate repetition of sounds (also called impure rhyme). Hint: The vowel sounds in the words do not quite rhyme. Example: On top of the hill, the moon is full. impure or half rhyme
Words that look like they rhyme (similar spelling), but do NOT rhyme (also called sight rhyme). Example: Listen to the water flow, from top I don’t see how. (Other ex of eye/sight rhymes: prove/love, over/discover, tomb/comb,good/mood) eye rhyme
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes). Example: I have a ton of homework hyperbole
Saying the opposite of what you actually mean. Example: The directions were as clear as mud. irony
A statement that seems to contradict or oppose itself, yet actually reveals some truth. Example: Youth is wasted on the young Paradox
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