F451 Figurative Language Definitions

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Simile definition

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Comparing two things using like and as.

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Metaphor: Comparing two things without like/as

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Comparing two things without using like and as

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Hyperbole:

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An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

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Example of alliteration:

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Powerful pandas punch parrots.

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Onomatopoeia is...

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The use of a word associated with a sound.

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A phrase with contradictory elements.

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oxymoron

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Extreme exaggeration for effect

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hyperbole

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Putting opposite ideas or characters side by side for dramatic effect

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Juxtaposition

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Common phrase for words said vs. meant

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Idiom

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Opposite characters for dramatic effect

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Foil