figurative language

Front

The west wind dances down the road.

Back

Personification

Front

The west wind dances down the road.

Back

Personification

Front

The band played to a small crowd at the concert.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

They thought he was a wise fool.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

A figure of speech with contradictory words.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Definition: repetition of consonant sounds at the start of nearby words

Back

alliteration

Front

When a writer references a well-known person, place, thing, event, or famous work.

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Allusion

Front

Definition: an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

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hyperbole

Front

As tiny as a mouse.

Back

Simile

Front

The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.

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Personification