Figurative Language Final

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Purpose of figurative language

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To make writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea.

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SIMILE: Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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METAPHOR: Comparing two things by saying one is the other.

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Comparing two things by saying one is the other.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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A word that resembles its sound.

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ALLITERATION

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Repeating the same beginning sound in several words.

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PERSONIFICATION

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Giving human traits to objects or ideas

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IDIOMS: Phrases that mean something different than their literal interpretation.

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A phrase that means something else than what it says.

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Figurative language: 'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.'

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simile

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Figurative language: "Tracy was feeling down in the dumps."

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idiom

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Figurative language: 'Her long hair is an ocean of waves.'

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metaphor