Figurative Language Concepts

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figurative language

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language NOT to be taken literally

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Simile

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comparing using like or as

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Metaphor

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comparing not using like or as often uses is or was

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oxymoron

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opposite or contradictory terms

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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idiom

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an expression that doesn’t exactly mean what the words say

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connotative Meaning

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implied meaning of a word many times associated with feelings/emotions

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denotative meaning

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the dictionary meaning of a word

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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imagery

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evokes one or more of the five senses