Figurative Language Flashcard

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Simile: A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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A comparison between two ideas using the words like or as.

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Metaphor: A direct comparison making an implied connection.

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What is personification?

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Giving a nonhuman object human characteristics.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated claim that emphasizes a point.

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Technique in 'Billy is like a cheetah at dinnertime'?

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Simile

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Technique in 'My mother is a mystery'

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Metaphor

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Technique in 'This video is really coming to life'

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Personification

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Technique in 'I've gone through a million of them'

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Hyperbole

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Hyperbole definition

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An exaggerated claim that emphasizes a point.

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Alliteration:

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Two or more words in a row with the same beginning sound.