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figurative language
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to when you pronounce the word, it will mimic the sound of what it is desdcribing |
| personification | Personification is when human characteristics are given to something that is not human |
| simile | A simile uses the words like and as to make a comparison . Instead of stating that one thing is another thing[as in a metaphor], a simile states that one thing is like another thing |
| metaphor | a metaphor makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing, even though this isn't litteraly true |