Figurative Language Terms

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Figurative Language

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Expression not meant literally

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Simile

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

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Direct comparison between two things

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Personification

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Human qualities to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds

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Foreshadowing

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Clues about future events in a story

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Imagery

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Descriptive language appealing to senses

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Symbolism

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Something representing something else