Figurative Language

Front

Term for gross exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Front

Comparison of two things with one quality in common.

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Metaphor

Front

Repetition of a sound at the start of words.

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Alliteration

Front

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

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Simile

Front

Giving human traits to animals, objects, or ideas.

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Personification

Front

Words that imitate sounds.

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Onomatopoeia

Front

A sentence meaning something other than what is said.

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Idiom

Front

Expecting one thing but getting the opposite.

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Irony