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CSET Multisubject
Language and Literature/ Figurative Language
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | The repetition of usually initial consonant sound in two or more words or syllables. |
Analogy | A comparison of similar traits between dissimilar thing in order to highlight a point of similarity. |
Figurative Language | A word or phrase that depart from literal language. a word or phrase that departs from literal language. The most common examples are metaphor and simile. |
Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration for effect. |
Imagery | Words or phrases that appeal to the senses(sound, smelll, taste and feel). |
Irony | The use of words to suggest the opposite of their intended meaning. |
Literal Language | The actual definition of the word. |
Metaphor | A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. |
Pesonification | The assignment of a human trait to a non-human item or characteristic. |
Simile | A figure of speech that has a direct comparison between unlike things using like or as. |
Symbol | Usually concrete objects or images that represent abstract idea. |