Figurative Language
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| figurative language | used to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways; is usually not meant to be taken literally
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| literal language | means exactly what is stated; is meant to be taken literally
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| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or as"
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| metaphor | a comparison of two or more unlike things; it is stated like a fact
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| alliteration | the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words (Phil was a fierce and phenomenal football player.)
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| onomatopoeia | when a word imitates the sound it represents
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| personification | when nonhuman things, ideas, or animals are given human characteristics or qualities
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| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for the sake of emphasis or making a point
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| idiom | an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words
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| repetition | using the same word, phrase, or line two or more times in prose or poetry
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| rhyme | when words end in the same sound (fat cat)
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| imagery | when writers use words that appeal to the five senses
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| allusion | a brief, usually indirect reference to a real or fictional person, place, or event
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