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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression whose meaning does not match the definition of its individual words |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| alliteration | words in a series that begin with the same sounds |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
| personification | when human characteristics are given to animals or objects |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sound they describe |
| oxymoron | when two opposite ideas are joined together to create an effect |