Figurative Language - Definitions

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Comparison of two unlike things by stating one is another:

Back

metaphor

Front

Exaggeration that cannot be true

Back

hyperbole

Front

Human qualities to nonhuman things

Back

personification

Front

Expression with a meaning different from its literal words

Back

idiom

Front

Means exactly what it says

Back

Literal language

Front

Words/phrases with non-literal meanings

Back

figurative language

Front

Describes using 5 senses; helps visualize.

Back

Imagery

Front

Indirect reference to something without naming it.

Back

allusion

Front

Repetition of same vowel sounds in nearby words

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assonance