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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses (sight, touch, hear, smell, taste) |
| simile | a direct comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as |
| alliteration | repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| personification | giving in inanimate (not living/real) object human qualities |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic its sound |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| idiom | a phrase which cannot be taken literally |
| allusion | a figure of speech which refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader's mind |