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Figurative Language
Figurative language terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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figurative language | language that is intended to create an image in the mind of the reader |
simile | comparing 2 things using the words "like" or "as" |
metaphor | comparing 2 things NOT using the words"like" or "as" |
idiom | a well known phrase that means something different than what the words mean |
personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman things |
onomatopoeia | a word that describes a sound |
hyperbole | an exaggeration |
alliteration | words in a phrase that start with the same sound |