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

Front

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words is called

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Alliteration

Front

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

Front

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

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Allusion

Front

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is

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Personification

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called

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Hyperbole

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

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Metaphor

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Words that imitate sounds are called

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Onomatopoeia

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A common expression that doesn't mean what it says is called

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Idiom

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The use of language to evoke sensory experience is called

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Imagery