Understanding Figurative Language

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Figurative language

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with non-literal meaning

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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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Onomatopoeia

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that imitate sounds

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Alliteration

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beginning consonant sounds

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Idiom

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with a meaning different from its words

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Symbolism

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objects to represent ideas

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Imagery

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language appealing to senses