6th grade Figurative Language

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' is called

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Simile

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This is a picture of the cloud having human qualities...remember the cloud isn't human. What word is this?

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Personification

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A reference to a person, place or event from history, literature, sports or the arts is called

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Allusion

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like the other

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Metaphor

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects

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Personification

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A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning, often culturally specific

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Idiom

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A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as' but states one thing is another

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Metaphor

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An expression that exaggerates for emphasis or effect

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Hyperbole

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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

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Allusion