Figurative Language

Front

Comparison of unlike things: "Mary is a couch potato."

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Metaphor

Front

Figurative language comparing unlike things using 'like' or 'as': "You look as white as a ghost."

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Simile

Front

Figurative language that gives human traits to non-human things: "The chocolate ice cream is calling my name."

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Personification

Front

Combines contradictory terms: "jumbo shrimp"

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Oxymoron

Front

Extreme exaggeration used to make a point: "I’ve seen this movie a million times."

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Hyperbole

Front

Imitates sounds associated with objects/actions: "The cat meowed loudly." OR "Plop. Plop. Plop."

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Onomatopoeia

Front

Repetition of the same letter/sound at the start of adjacent words. Example: "Sally sells seashells by the sea shore."

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Alliteration

Front

Figurative language that makes a brief indirect reference to something significant: "Even though he is only 5 years old, he is quite the little Einstein."

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Allusion

Front

Figurative language that has its own meaning: "It's raining cats and dogs."

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idiom

Front

Descriptive language that creates a mental picture:

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imagery