Figurative Language & Sound Devices

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Repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words

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alliteration

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Expression that doesn't mean what it literally says

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idiom

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Intentional exaggeration

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hyperbole

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Comparing unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Giving human traits to non-human objects

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Personification

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Comparison of two unlike objects without 'like' or 'as'.

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metaphor

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A word that imitates the sound associated with it.

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onomatopoeia

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Comparison showing similarities between two things.

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Analogy

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"You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep."

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hyperbole

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“The highway don’t care if you’re coming home, but I do.”

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personification