Figurative Language Concepts

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

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An exaggeration
Ex: I've told you a million times

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Hyperbole

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A phrase where the words together mean something different than what each word means on its own. Ex: Break a leg (it means good luck)

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Idiom

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A comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as. ex: Her happiness was the sun shining in its full brightness

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two things USING like or as. Ex: Her smile sparked like diamonds.

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Simile

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Suggesting a non-human thing has human qualities

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Personification

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How words at the end of a line of poetry rhyme in a pattern

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Rhyme Scheme

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Words whose sounds imitates their meaning. Ex: "Buzz"

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Onomatopoeia

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The general attitude of a piece of writing

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Tone

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The lesson of a piece of writing

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