Figurative Language Terms

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

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smilie

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Comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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metaphor

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Giving human traits to nonliving things

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Personification

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Words whose sound suggests meaning

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onomatopoeia

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Extreme exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

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A phrase with a literal meaning different from its implied meaning.

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idiom