Figurative Language

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Alliteration

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Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Simile: A figure of speech comparing different things to enhance description.

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, making a description more vivid.

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Meiosis:

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A euphemistic figure of speech that understates something or implies it is lesser in significance.

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Onomatopoeia:

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Formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

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Metaphor: A figure of speech where a word/phrase is applied to an object/action not literally applicable.

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Idiom: A group of words with a meaning not deducible from the individual words.

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

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What is Personification?

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Attribution of human traits to nonhuman entities or abstract qualities.

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Allusion: A figure of speech referring to an object or circumstance from an unrelated context covertly or indirectly.

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A figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.

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Figurative language in: "The car danced around the icy road as it lost control."

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Personification