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Fig.Lang/Lit Devices
Figurative Language and Literary Devices (6th grade English)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | comparing two very different things, using like or as. |
| metaphor | comparing two very different things, without like or as. |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration. |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human things. |
| alliteration | repeating the first letter or sound. |
| onomatopoeia | a word-sound. |
| repetition | repeating a whole word more than once. |
| imagery | describing something in detail, for the senses. |