6th grade figures of speech – Flashcards
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alliteration
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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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hyperbole
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extravagant exaggeration
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simile
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a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that shows that something is something else (usually formed with 'is or 'as)
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idiom
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an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the statement
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onomatopoeia
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a figure of speech that imitates the sounds produced by the object or action.
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personification
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a figure of speech that gives inanimate object human characteristics
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imagery
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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)