Figurative Language Devices AND Sentence Structure Overview

A type of figurative language device that compares two things without using "like" or "as"

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A type of figurative language device that compares two things using "like" or "as."

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A type of figurative language device where inanimate objects are given human-like characteristics

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A type of figurative language device using an extreme exaggeration

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A type of figurative language device where the author refers to something from history, literature, or culture

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A type of figurative language device where the beginning sound of multiple words is repeated (cool cat OR baby blue boots)

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A type of figurative language device where two opposite words are put together for effect (bitter-sweet OR organized chaos)

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A type of sound device where the vowel sounds in a word are repeated (I threw it to the new student.)

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A sound device where consonant sounds are repeated anywhere in a group of words (The tricky crack caused a leak in the sink.)

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A type of language device where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of groups of words that are near one another

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