Figurative Language Comprehensive Flashcard 100+

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Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech in which words imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: 'Boom' in 'Boom, boom, boom even brighter than the moon.'

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Denotation

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The literal or dictionary definition of a word, without any emotional associations. Example: The denotation of 'home' is a place where one lives.

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Assonance

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The repetition of the same vowel sounds within words that are close together. Example: 'How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?'

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea.'

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, typically at the end of words. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road was hard to travel.'

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Litotes

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A figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point by stating a negative to affirm a positive. Example: 'Not bad' to mean 'good.'

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'