Figurative Language (SHAMPOO)

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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

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Metaphor

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Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech where an object is given human traits.

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Personification

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Repeating the same letter or sound, especially consonants.

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Alliteration

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Contradictory phrases or opposite terms used together.

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Oxymoron

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Words that sound like sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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Example of a simile:

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His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Boom!

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Example of personification:

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The trees danced in the wind.