Figurative Language Definitions Review

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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Direct comparison of two unlike things

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metaphor

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An animal or object given human-like or life-like qualities

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personification

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Words that imitate their sound

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onomatopoeia

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Exaggeration for emphasis

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hyperbole

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A phrase in a culture with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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idiom

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Consonant letters repeated at the beginnings of words

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alliteration

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A person, place, thing, or event with its own meaning that also represents something else.

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symbolism

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Language appealing to the senses.

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imagery

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Reference to mythology, literature, the Bible, or history

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allusion