Figurative Language Vocabulary

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An analogy compares two things to make a point or explain.

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Analogy

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A figure of speech that replaces uncomfortable words or concepts like bodily functions, death, or illness.

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Euphemism

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Extreme exaggeration for effect.

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Hyperbole

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A word or phrase understood culturally but unrelated to its words. Euphemisms are a type of these...

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Idiom

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Words creating images through the five senses.

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Imagery

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A figure of speech equating one thing with another.

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Metaphor

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A word made from the sound we hear.

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Onomatopoeia

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A statement that sounds logical but contradicts itself. Example: literary paradox.

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Paradox

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A literary element representing both its literal meaning and something more.

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Symbol

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Writer's use of words to express the opposite of their true meaning, requiring context to show untruth.

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Verbal Irony