Figurative Language Definitions

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Imagery

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Description that creates a strong sense of familiarity through the senses.

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Apostrophe

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Calling out to a deity, object, animal, or abstract concept as if it could respond.

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Symbolism

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The use of representation (something representing an idea, belief, or setting) in literature.

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Hyperbole

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An obviously exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it means.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Simile

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

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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Alliteration

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