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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | A figurative speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | A figurative speech where a word or phrase that compares two things that are not alike. It does not use "like" or "as" to compare |
| Personification | Giving human like qualities to non-human objects or ideas |
| Idiom | Phrases of words that mean more different then what they actually mean |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that copy or mimic sounds |
| Alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration |