8 Figures of Speech (7th Grade) – Flashcards
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Simile and example
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Comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as", "She was acting LIKE a pig."
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Metaphor and example
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Direct Comparrison between 2 unlike things, "She was a pig."
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Onomatopoeia and example
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A word expressing a sound, "BOOM!!!"
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Personification and example
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Giving human (i think PERSONifcation to remember) or characteristics to something nonhuman, "the branches DANCED in the wind"
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Alliteration and example
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A series of words with the same beggining consonant sound, "She sells seashells on the sea shore."
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Synecdoche and example
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Creating an image by using a part to represent a whole, "get your nose out of my buisness!!"
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Submerged metaphor and example
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Indirect or implied comparison between two unlike things. This figure of speech usually uses a verb to make the implied comparison, "our lips zipped together..."
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Hyperbole and example
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Extreme exageration, "I've heard you say that a MILLION times before!"
