Figurative Language Flashcards

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Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

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Figurative Language

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A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two unlike things. Example: The boy is as tall as a tree.

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Simile

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A figure of speech in which something is described as though it was something else. Example: The boy is a tree.

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Metaphor

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A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman object is given human traits and characteristics. Example: The tree’s arms reached out to grab me.

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Personification

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Words and phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Example: The fire in the sky is dying.

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Imagery

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The use of words to imitate sounds. Example: Boom, Crash.

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Onomatopoeia

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A deliberate exaggeration used for a desired effect. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Hyperbole

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An expression that has a meaning particular to a certain language or region. Example: "That test was a piece of cake."

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Idiom

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Anything that stands for or represents something else.

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Symbol/Symbolism