Figurative Language & Literary Terms

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Simile

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using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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comparison without "like" or "as"

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Personification

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human traits to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Alliteration

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of initial consonant sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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that imitate sounds

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"The wind whispered through the trees"

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of personification

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"He was as brave as a lion"

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of simile

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"Time is a thief"

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of metaphor

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"Boom," "crash," "buzz"

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of onomatopoeia