Figurative Language Flashcard

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Simile: A figure of speech comparing one thing to another using 'like' or 'as', enhancing description.

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as' for vividness.

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Example of a simile:

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An emerald is as green as grass.

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Metaphor: A figure of speech where a word/phrase is applied to an object/action without using 'like' or 'as'.

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase without using like or as is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Example of a metaphor:

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The snow is a white blanket.

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Onomatopoeia

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Formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

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Personification: Attribution of human traits to nonhuman entities or abstract qualities.

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Attribution of human traits to nonhuman entities or abstract qualities.

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Example of personification:

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The wind howled in the night.

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Alliteration:

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Same letter/sound at the start of adjacent words.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.