Figurative Language Flashcards

Front

comparison between two ideas using the word like and as

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Simile

Front

a comparison that makes an implied or hidden connection between two ideas

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Metaphor

Front

giving a non-human object human characteristics

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personification

Front

an exaggerated claim that emphasizes a point

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hyperbole

Front

when two or more words in a row have the same beginning sounds

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alliteration

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a word that is an imitation of the sound it represent

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onomatopoeia

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when the opposite of what you expect to happens or is said

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irony

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the use of language to create sensory impressions for the reader

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imagery