Figurative Language Flashcard

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human objects or animals.

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Metaphor: A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration to make a point.

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Simile: A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sound they represent

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Alliteration

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

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Definition of rhyme?

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Matching final vowel or consonant sounds in words.

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Repetition: use of the same word/phrase multiple times for emphasis.

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The use of the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis

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Example of a simile:

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"He is as brave as a lion."

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Literary device in "The silky, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"?

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Alliteration