Figurative Language Terms

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Indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or literature.

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Allusion

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as' for unlike objects.

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similie

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States that one thing is another; a comparison without 'like' or 'as'.

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metaphor

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Giving human traits to inanimate objects

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personification

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Imitation of natural sounds in word form, helping visualize things, people, or places. Sometimes names a thing or action by copying the sound.

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onomatopoeia

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Represents something else.

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symbolism

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Intentionally exaggerated figures of speech.

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Hyperbole

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Involves one or more of the five senses: hearing, tasting, touching, smelling, and seeing. An author uses words to evoke these senses and create mental images.

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Imagery

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An expression with a meaning beyond its literal words; often overused.

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Idiom

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Author's attitude toward subject.

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tone