Grade 8 - Figurative Language and Poetic Devices

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Onomatopoeia

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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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Simile

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A comparison using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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Stanza

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A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.

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Irony

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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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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.