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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metaphor | comparison of two or more things not using "like" or "as" |
| alliteration | repeating the same starting sounds of words |
| simile | comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as" |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect |
| personification | giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea |
| onomatopoeia | when a words pronunciation imitates its sound |
| idiom | expression that means something other than the literal meaning |