Figurative Language Terms

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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Similes

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

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Metaphors

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A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another, implying a comparison.

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to something non-human.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Idiom

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