Figurative Language 🦋 Literary Devices *Definitions

Figurative Language 🦋 Literary Devices *Definitions

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English

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9th Grade

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1.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

2.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

3.

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human objects or concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

4.

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What is a simile?

Back

An indirect comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like sunshine.'

5.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It’s raining cats and dogs.'

6.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'

7.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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