Figurative Language Vocabulary

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Words or phrases that mean something different than what they say.

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figurative language

Front

Comparison using like or as

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similie

Front

Comparison that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'

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metaphor

Front

A phrase of two or more words that contradict each other.

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oxymoron

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Giving human traits to nonhuman things

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Personification

Front

A sound word that mimics its meaning.

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onomatopoeia

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Extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

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A reference to a well-known story, event, object, or person.

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allusion

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A common phrase not meant literally

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idiom

Front

Objects or words representing the meaning or qualities of something else.

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symbolism