Figurative Language Flashcard

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A funny exaggeration is called a:

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Hyperbole

Front

Giving human-like qualities to non-human things.

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Personification

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words.

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Alliteration

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as':

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Simile

Front

An expression not meant to be taken literally.

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Idiom

Front

Words resembling their sound:

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Onomatopoeia

Front

Comparison of two nouns without 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

Front

Rain falls like the sun rising on mountains.

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Simile

Front

The fly buzzed past us.

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Onomatopoeia

Front

Sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

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Personification