FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Idiom: A statement that doesn't mean what it says.

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A statement that doesn't really mean what is being said.

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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Onomatopoeia:

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Naming a thing or action by imitating the sound associated with it.

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Oxymoron: Two contradictory words combined.

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When two words are put together that contradict one another.

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Hyperbole:

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Big exaggeration.

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Personification

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giving something human qualities

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Metaphor: Comparing two things without like or as.

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Comparing two things NOT using like or as.

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Proverb: A saying with wisdom.

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A saying where a little bit of wisdom is given.

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Example: "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling in the grass."

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simile