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Vocabulary words
Figurative Language
Question | Answer |
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Litural | Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. |
Figurative | Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical; the opposite of of literal. |
Simile | An expression comparing one thing to another, using the words "like" or "as." |
Metaphor | An expression that equates or compares two different things, without using the words "like" or "as." |
Idiom | An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words. |
Symbolism | When something stands for something else. |
Alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another. |
Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like its meaning. |
Personification | The giving of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman. |
Allusion | A reference to something or someone who is well-known without actually naming it. |
Hyperbole | Exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally. |