Figurative Language Definitions Review

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Words that imitate the sound they are naming

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onomatopoeia

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An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities

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personification

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Exaggeration often used for emphasis

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hyperbole

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A reference; usually to mythology, literature, the Bible, or history

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allusion

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A direct comparison of two unlike things

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metaphor

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words

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alliteration

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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A figure of speech that makes a statement about something that is not literally true

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metaphor

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words

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idiom

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

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imagery