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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | A comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than |
| metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things |
| alliteration | A repetition of consonant sound in a line of literature |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration |
| personification | Giving human like qualities to things that are not human; they only seem to do the human quality |
| anthropomorphism | When non-human things actually behave like humans |
| idiom | A figure of speech you can not take literally; you must take it figuratively |
| allegory | An extended metaphor that usually has a historical or religious meaning |
| onomatopoeia | A sound in literature |
| allusion | A reference to a well known story |