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Figurative languages
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Question | Answer |
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simile | a comparison using like or as |
alliteration | the repetition of the beginning consonant SOUND in a string of words |
repetition | the repeating of a word, phrase, sentence, and/or line from a poem for effect |
hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
personification | giving a non-human thing human characteristics |
onomatopoeia | a word that imitates a sound, sound words, soun words |
metaphor | direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
Imagery | sensory language that creates images in the readers mind |
sensory language | use of the 5 senses in writing to help the reader visualize the scene |
Hyphenated modified | a descriptive phrase that is glued together by hyphens, comes before a noun, considered a BIG adjective |