Understanding Figurative Language

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*Front:* Simile

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using "like" or "as"

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*Front:* Metaphor

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comparison without "like" or "as"

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*Front:* Personification

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human traits to non-human things

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*Front:* Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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*Front:* Onomatopoeia

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that imitate sounds

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*Front:* Alliteration

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of initial consonant sounds

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*Front:* Idiom

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with a meaning different from the literal words

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*Front:* Oxymoron

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opposite ideas joined together

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*Front:* Symbolism

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symbols to represent ideas

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*Front:* Imagery

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language that appeals to the senses