Figurative language

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What is figurative language?

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It's language not to be taken literal.

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Comparing two unlike things without like or as is called a?

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Metaphor

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Words that end with the same sound are called?

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Rhyme

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What do you call groups of lines within a poem, like a paragraph in prose?

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Stanza

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.