Figurative Language 2

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Comparison using "like" or "as."

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simile

Front

Phrase combining contradictory words.

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oxymoron

Front

Expression not meaning literal words:

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idiom

Front

Gives human qualities to animals or objects

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personification

Front

Exaggerated statement.

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hyperbole

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Word that sounds like what it describes.

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onomatopoeia

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Comparison of two things without "like" or "as."

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metaphor

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Repetition of the first sound in a group of words.

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alliteration

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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buzz

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Example of an oxymoron:

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awfully good