Figurative language

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Simile

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Comparing two things using like or as.

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Alliteration

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Two or more words that begin with the same sound.

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Metaphor

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Saying one thing is another.

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Hyperbole:

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Using an unbelievable exaggeration.

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects and animals.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like what they mean

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Two words with opposite meanings

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Oxymorons

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Use of symbols to express ideas in literature.

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Symbolism

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Main idea or subject of a poem.

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