Figurative Language Vocabulary

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Words or phrases that create a sensory experience.

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imagery

Front

Words that appeal to the senses.

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sensory

Front

A phrase where two or more words mean something other than their literal meaning is called an _________.

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idiom

Front

Figure of speech using extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Front

Figurative language that attributes human traits to nonhuman objects.

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Personification

Front

Comparing two unlike things using LIKE or AS is a __________.

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simile

Front

When comparing unlike objects without LIKE or AS, this is called a _____________.

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metaphor

Front

A word that imitates its meaning is called?

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onomatopoeia

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words.

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alliteration

Front

Language enriched by imagery, similes, and metaphors is called _____________.

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figurative language