a statement where its literal meaning differs from its figurative meaning

to give an inanimate thing human-like behavior, qualities, or actions

to compare two things using like or as

to compare two things WITHOUT like or as

when two or more words in a line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound

when two contradicting words are used together as a figure of speech

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figurative language

Term	Definition
hyperbole	an extreme exaggeration
idiom	a statement where its literal meaning differs from its figurative meaning
onomatopoeia	a word used to indicate sound
personification	to give an inanimate thing human-like behavior, qualities, or actions
simile	to compare two things using like or as
metaphor	to compare two things WITHOUT like or as
alliteration	when two or more words in a line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound
oxymoron	when two contradicting words are used together as a figure of speech