Figurative Language Vocabulary

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Oxymoron:

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Words or phrases that contradict each other.

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Idiom: An expression that doesn't mean what the words say.

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Idiom

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words

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What is Personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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Simile

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A comparison using "like" or "as".

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Pun: Play on words conveying a different meaning

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Play on words; phrase to convey a different meaning

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it describes.

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Metaphor: A comparison NOT using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole:

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Exaggerated comparison or overstatement.

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Symbolism

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When an object represents something other than its original meaning.