Figurative Language Flashcard

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Personification

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Attribution of human traits to nonhuman entities or abstract qualities.

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Example of personification:

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Lightning danced across the sky.

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Example of imagery:

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Whispers of pent-up harmonies;

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Tone: general character or attitude of a place or writing.

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General character or attitude of a place or writing.

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Example of simile:

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All of the above.

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Boom! Pow! Kazaaamm!

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"Bittersweet" is an example of a figure of speech.

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Paradox

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"She is as thin as a toothpick" is an example of a figure of speech.

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Simile

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Repetition of vowel sounds is an example of:

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Assonance