Figurative Language Definitions

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Metaphor

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Comparison with is or was

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Hyperbole

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Extreme Exaggeration

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Idiom

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Old Saying: Raining cats and dogs

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Alliteration

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Repeating first letters: Big bears bake together

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Simile

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Comparison using like or as

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Example of a simile:

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His hand was as cold as ice.

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Example of a metaphor:

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My brother is a couch potato.

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Hyperbole definition?

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Deliberate exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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Onomatopoeia:

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Words that imitate real sounds.

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Alliteration definition?

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Repeating the same beginning sound in a group of words.