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Poetry One
Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a way of saying one thing and meaning another; language that goes beyond its literal meaning | figurative language |
| compares two unlike objects using like or as | simile |
| compares two unlike objects WITHOUT using like or as | metaphor |
| a metaphor that lasts over several lines or the entire poem | extended metaphor |
| giving human characteristics to objects, ideas, or animals | personification |
| the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| the repetition of similar vowel sounds | assonance |
| an exaggeration used to make a dramatic statement or show comic effect | hyperbole |
| an indirect reference to a person, place, or event in literature, history, mythology, or the arts | allusion |
| words that imitate sound | onomatopoeia |
| a statement that contains a contradiction that appears somehow to still be true | paradox |
| something that represents something else and gives it a deeper meaning | symbol |
| a metaphor that has been used so often that we forget that it is a figure of speech | dead metaphor |
| a metaphor that is suggested but not actually stated | implied metaphor |
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