Figurative Language
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| Simile | A comparison between two terms using the words like or as. EX:( "My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.")
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| Metaphor | A comparison between two things that are not alike and replaces a word with another word. EX:("He is a walking dictionary.")
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| Alliteration | When almost all the words in a sentence start with the same letter. EX:( The use of the same beginning constant sound a line or verse.)
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| Personification | To give a non-human object human-like characteristics.
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| Onomatopoeia | The formation or a word form a sound associated with what is named.
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| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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| Idiom | A word or phrase that is different from its literal meaning.
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| Irony | A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that intended meaning is.
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| Cliche | A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of thought.
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| Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently terms appear in conjunction.
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| Paradox | An idea preparations or action.
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| Allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political phrase.
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| Assonance | When vowels are repeated in poetry.
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| Consonance | Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
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| Parallelism | The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
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