Figurative Language "at Work" in Our Text

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Expressions not meant to be taken literally

• allusion

• idiom

• adage

• hyperbole

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A wise old saying containing a universal truth

• adage

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

• personification

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Compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• hyperpole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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Compares two unlike things directly WITHOUT the words "like" or "as"

• adage

• metaphor

• symbolism

• simile

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Uses words to paint a picture in the reader's mind

• allusion

• personification

• imagery

• symbolism

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A combination of contradictory (opposite) terms

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• adage

• symbolism

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An exaggeration for dramatic or humorous effect

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• simile

• allusion

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An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or event

• metaphor

• imagery

• irony

• allusion

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The opposite of what you expect; words used to convey the opposite

• idiom

• pun

• irony

• allusion