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Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Simile | comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| Metaphor | comparing two unlike things without using like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | sound words (buzz, boom) |
| Assonance | repeating vowel sounds in a series of words in the same sentence |
| Personification | objects or animals having human like characteristics |
| Imagery | using 5 senses to describe and create a mental picture |
| Alliteration | repeating beginning consonant sound found in a sentence |
| Connotation | positive or negative emotions attached to a word |
| Symbolism | an object that stands for a larger idea |
| Irony | something happening that you didn't expect |
| Cliche | an overused statement |
| Idiom | A phrase that means something completely different from its literal meaning |
| Tone/Mood | An emotion or feeling a piece of writing is trying to make a reader feel |