Figurative Language Unit

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Figurative language

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Means more than the words say.

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Definition of simile?

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Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as".

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Definition of alliteration?

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When the same beginning letter or sound is repeated multiple times.

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Definition of metaphor:

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Comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Definition of personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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Definition of onomatopoeia?

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Words that represent sound.

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Definition of hyperbole?

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Exaggerated statements