Figurative Language

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

Front

Comparison of two different things without using like or as.

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metaphor

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"Time is money" is an example of a...

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Metaphor

Front

Figurative language that gives human traits to non-human entities.

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Personification

Front

"Lee sells many shells" is an example of...

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Assonance

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"The sun greeted me this morning" is an example of...

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Personification

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Figurative language where a word has its own meaning but represents something else.

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Symbolism

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Term or phrase overused in writing?

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Cliché

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Old sayings with meanings beyond their literal sense.

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Idioms

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"Beating a dead horse" is an example of a:

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Idiom