Figurative Language

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A metaphor compares 2 things without "like" or "as".

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Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as".

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Personification is...

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Symbolism is...

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Things represent other ideas or feelings.

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Imagery is...

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Using the senses to describe something in detail

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Euphemism:

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Making things sound less harsh or vulgar.

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.

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An extreme exaggeration

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Idiom: a phrase with its own meaning

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a phrase that creates its own meaning

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Onomatopoeia:

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A word that creates a sound.

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A paradox is

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A contradictory statement

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Verbal Irony is...

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Saying the opposite of what you mean