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8th gr Figurative La
Figurative Language Terms
Term | Definition |
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simile | Uses the words like or as to compare one object to another. |
metaphor | Compares two things does not use like or as. |
hyperbole | An exaggeration that is so dramatic no one would believe it. |
idiom | A phrase that says one thing and means another. |
personification | When human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. |
onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sounds of a thing. |
alliteration | The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words close together. |
simile example | He was as busy as a bee! |
metaphor example | Her eyes were jewels, sparkling in the sun. |
hyperbole example | I have told you to clean your room a million times! |
onomatopoeia example | Bam ! Crash! Zoom! |
alliteration example | She sells sea shells by the seashore. |
idiom example | Everything is coming up roses for Sarah today. |
personification example | The flowers danced in the wind. |
allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, cultural, literary, or political idea. |
imagery | using very descriptive language |