Figurative Language

Front

A funny exaggeration is called a/an

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hyperbole

Front

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

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personification

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Front

A comparison using like or as

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simile

Front

An expression that is not meant to be taken literally.

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Idiom

Front

Words that resemble the sound they describe

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onomatopoeia

Front

A comparison of two things without using like or as

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metaphor

Front

A figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event.

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allusion

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: The fly buzzed past us?

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onomatopoeia

Front

The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains

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simile