Figurative Language

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Language where words mean exactly what they say:

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literal

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Language meant for imaginative interpretation:

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figurative

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'LIKE' or 'AS'.

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simile

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Comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

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metaphor

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“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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onomatopoeia

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Personification in: 'The moon guided me through the forest.'

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moon

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Phrase with opposite words

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Oxymoron

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Giving human traits to animals or objects

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Personification

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Final exam was easy as ABC!

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Hyperbole

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A word that imitates a sound (e.g., BUZZ, POP):

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Onomatopoeia