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Figurative language
Question | Answer |
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Simile | figure of speech that directly compares two things using "like or "as" |
Metaphor | figure of speech that directly compares two things without using "like or "as" |
Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
Idiom | an expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning |
Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
Imagery | descriptive language |
Personification | making an inanimate object have human qualities |