Figurative Language Vocabulary

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things; an implied comparison.

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metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things that share a commonality, using 'like' or 'as'.

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simile

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Reference to a historical or literary person, place, or event assumed by the reader.

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Allusion

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Overstatement or exaggeration for effect

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hyperbole

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Creating or using words that imitate sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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A kind of paradox with two successive words that contradict each other.

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Oxymoron

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A statement that seems contradictory but is true.

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paradox

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A figure of speech attributing human qualities to an object, animal, or idea.

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personification

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An object represents an abstract idea.

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symbol

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration