Figures of Speech

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Imagery

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A mental picture is created with words that use one or more of the five senses.

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” or “than”.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as” or “than”.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that is a sound, for example, whoosh, snap, bang, boom.

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words.

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Refrain

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A repeated word, phrase, line, or lines used for rhythm and emphasis.

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration to prove a point.

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Allusion

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A reference to a famous person, place, or event from literature or history.

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Symbol

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An object that stands for something else.