EOG Vocab

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Language where words mean exactly what they say:

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literal

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using 'LIKE' or 'AS'.

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simile

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Comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

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metaphor

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Human traits to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

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personification

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.

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alliteration

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A word that imitates its sound.

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onomatopoeia

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Common saying not meant literally.

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idiom

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"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...

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alliteration

Front

"The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm" is an example of...

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personification

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"She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake" is an example of...

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hyperbole