7 types of figurative language – Flashcards
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Giving something, nonhuman or an object, human characteristics
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Personification
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An exaggeration so dramatic that no one would believe its true
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Hyperbole
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A statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike.
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Metaphor
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When a set of words uses the same sound or letters repeatedly
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Alliteration
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A comparison of two things that are not alike, uses "like" or "as"
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Simile
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Sound words
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Onomatopoeia
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A set of words that can have more than one meaning behind them
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Idioms
