Descriptive language (11C)

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one thing being spoken of as though it were something else

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• imagery

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deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

• repetition

• juxtaposition

• hyperbole

• personification

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placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

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ideas, words, phrases, etc. that are mentioned multiple times for emphasis

• simile

• imagery

• symbolism

• repetition

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the use of one thing to stand for or represent something else

• symbolism

• repetition

• imagery

• hyperbole

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makes a direct comparison between two subjects using comparative words such as like or as

• personification

• simile

• juxtaposition

• imagery

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a nonhuman subject being given human characteristics

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

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language used to create “word pictures” for the reader; usually appeal to one or more of the 5 senses

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• repetition

• imagery

Which term is this an example of?

The color "white" often represents innocence.

• symbolism

• simile

• hyperbole

• repetition

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I was a princess in my prom dress.

• imagery

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

• personification