High School Figurative Language – Flashcards
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Simile
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comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" Example: They fought like cats and dogs!
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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Metaphor
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comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as" Example: How could she marry that snake?
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Onomatopoeia
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imitates a sound
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Imagery
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Descriptive language that create a picture in your mind
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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Alliteration
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words that have the same beginning sounds together
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Idiom
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an expression that says one thing but means something else
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Figurative Language
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word play
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Simile
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Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" Example: The sisters fought like cats and dogs!
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Metaphor
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Comparing two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as." Example: How could she marry a snake like that?
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Personification
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Giving an object or animal human feelings, thoughts, attitudes or actions.
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration for effect.
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Alliteration
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Repeated beginning consonant sounds. Example: The fog filtered over the field finally hiding the fence.
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Idiom
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A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Example: Seeing the world through rose colored glasses = not seeing clearly or ignoring the bad in life.
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Personification
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Example sentence: The delicious bread danced in my stomach.
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Idiom
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Example sentence: When singing at church, my mom always said "break a leg."
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Alliteration
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Example sentence: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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Hyperbole
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Example sentence: I've said that a million times.
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Metaphor
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Example sentence: Matthew is a tall, cool drink of water.
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Idiom
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Example sentence: Getting an A on this test is a piece of cake.
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Simile
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Example sentence: Jose sleeps like a log.
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Idiom
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A phrase commonly used in everyday language that doesn't make sense in another language.
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
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Simile
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A comparison of two unlike things using "Like" or "As."
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Personification
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Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration
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Alliteration
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Definition: Repetition of consonant sounds.
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Onomatopoeia
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Examples: Bang!, hiss, drip, whoosh
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Simile
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comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" Example: They fought like cats and dogs!
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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Metaphor
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comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as" Example: How could she marry that snake?
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Onomatopoeia
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imitates a sound
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Imagery
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Descriptive language that create a picture in your mind
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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Alliteration
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words that have the same beginning sounds together
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Idiom
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an expression that says one thing but means something else
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Figurative Language
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word play
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Simile
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Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" Example: The sisters fought like cats and dogs!
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Metaphor
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Comparing two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as." Example: How could she marry a snake like that?
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Personification
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Giving an object or animal human feelings, thoughts, attitudes or actions.
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration for effect.
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Alliteration
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Repeated beginning consonant sounds. Example: The fog filtered over the field finally hiding the fence.
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Idiom
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A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Example: Seeing the world through rose colored glasses = not seeing clearly or ignoring the bad in life.
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Personification
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Example sentence: The delicious bread danced in my stomach.
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Idiom
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Example sentence: When singing at church, my mom always said "break a leg."
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Alliteration
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Example sentence: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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Hyperbole
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Example sentence: I've said that a million times.
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Metaphor
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Example sentence: Matthew is a tall, cool drink of water.
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Idiom
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Example sentence: Getting an A on this test is a piece of cake.
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Simile
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Example sentence: Jose sleeps like a log.
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Idiom
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A phrase commonly used in everyday language that doesn't make sense in another language.
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
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Simile
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A comparison of two unlike things using "Like" or "As."
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Personification
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Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration
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Alliteration
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Definition: Repetition of consonant sounds.
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Onomatopoeia
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Examples: Bang!, hiss, drip, whoosh
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pun
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A play on words
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pun
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Example Sentence: Old artists never retire they withdraw!
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Irony
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Means the exact opposite of what is says, rather then suggeiting an image or impression
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dramatic irony
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O ccurs when the reader or audience knows something that a character does not .
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allegory
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A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.
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allusion
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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
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archetype
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A character, situation, or symbol that is familiar to people from all cultures because it occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore.
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mood
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Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
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tone
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A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
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diction
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A writer's or speaker's choice of words
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euphemism
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A polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought of as too direct or rude.
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imagery
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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
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point of view - 1st person
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one of the characters is telling the story -- uses the pronoun "I"
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point of view - 2nd person
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The narrator of the works uses personal pronouns such as you, yours, yourself, and yourselves.
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point of view - 3rd person
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The third person is the most common point of view used in fiction writing and is the traditional form of academic writing. - pronouns such as he, she, him, her, his, hers, it, and its are used
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symbol
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An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself.
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theme
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A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
