Figurative Language and Poetic Devices

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A word or phrase used in place of another to literally represent a likeness or analogy between the two.

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Metaphor

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Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman or nonliving thing.

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Personification

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An overexaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

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An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing, or to a part of another text.

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Allusion

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The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.

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Onomatopoeia

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The same letter or sounds at the beginning of words.

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Alliteration

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Whenever a person says or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.

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Irony

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Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses.

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Imagery

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A contradiction between two words put together.

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Oxymoron

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A seemingly contradictory statement.

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Paradox