figurative language

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Compares two different things and USES Like or As

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

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Compares two different things and does NOT use like or as

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

• simile

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an expression that has a special meaning, the words usually have a different meaning than what you would find in the dictionary

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

• idiom

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An extreme exaggeration

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

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a word you might use to imitate sounds

• personification

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• simile

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when the same letter sound is used in multiple words in a sentence

• alliteration

• simile

• imagery

• personification

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when non-human objects are given human characteristics

• imagery

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

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When a writer uses great detail to describe something; usually creating a mental image or feeling with words associated with 5 senses

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• alliteration

• imagery

Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.
Which figure of speech is this?

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Simile
• Idiom

The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.
Which figurative language is this?

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole