

Literary and Linguistic Terms
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
Jacqueline L
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1.
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Literal
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When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating facts as they are.
2.
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Figurative
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When a writer uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
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Simile
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A figure of speech comparing one thing to another with the use of like or as.
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Metaphor
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An implied comparison between dissimilar objects.
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Extended metaphor
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A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences or paragraphs or lines.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds of words.
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which nonhuman things are given human characteristics.
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