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Figurative Langauge
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Metaphor | comparison that says something is something else |
| Personification | giving human qualities to something that is not human |
| Idiom | group of words with a meaning that is different from the literal meanings of the individual words |
| Allusion | reference to mythology, history, and literature |
| Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration used for effect |
| Alliteration | repetition of initial constant sounds |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words |
| Conosance | repetition of constant sounds within or at the end of the nearby words |
| Onomatopoeia | word that sounds like what it is describing |
| Repetition | repeated use of sounds, words,or ideas for effect and emphasis |
| Rhyme | identical or similar final word sounds within or at the end of lines |
| Rhythm and Meter | patterns of ACCENTED and unaccented syllables |