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Figurative Language
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | A metaphor makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that on thing is another thing, even though this isn't. literally true. |
| Simile | A simile uses the words like and as to make a comparison. Instead of stating that one thing (as in a metaphor) a simile states that .one thing is like another thing. |
| Personification | Personification is when human characteristics are given to something that is not human. |
| Onomatopoeia | Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to. when |
| Alliteration | |
| Hyperbole | |
| idiom | |
| Allusion |