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Figurative Terms
Figurative Language Terms for review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" | Simile |
| An extreme exaggeration | Hyperbole |
| A statement that is not easily understood if taken literally. | Idiom |
| A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as" | Metaphor |
| Giving human characteristics to non-human things. | Personification |
| The repetition of initial sound at the beginning of words. | Alliteration |
| Using same vowel sound to create near rhyme with words. | Assonance |