Figurative Language Recap

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A simile

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comparing two unlike things using like or as

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A metaphor

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compares two unlike things without using like or as

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Alliteration is

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the repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words

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The bee buzzed by my face is an example of

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onomatopoeia

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Tripp told a tall tale is an example of

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alliteration

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He's in hot water is an example of

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an idiom

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Hyperbole always...

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exaggerates

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My bursting pants told me I had enough to eat is an example of

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personification

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Group of words with a meaning different from the literal:

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an idiom

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'Baby, you're a firework' is an example of

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a metaphor