Figurative Language

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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Giving non-human things human traits

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personification

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Big exaggeration, often humorous

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hyperbole

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A phrase whose meaning isn't clear from the words used.

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idiom

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Reference to a famous person, place, or event

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allusion

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Direct comparison of unlike things.

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metaphor

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Repetition of a sound in sentences

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alliteration

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A figure of speech with contradictory terms together.

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oxymoron

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A word that mimics a sound

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onomatopoeia

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The crash was an ugly sight.

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oxymoron