6th grade Figurative Language

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is

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Personification

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is called

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Hyperbole

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' is called

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Simile

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This is a picture of an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

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Hyperbole

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like the other is called

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Metaphor

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words is called

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Idiom

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Repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words is called

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Alliteration

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called

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Metaphor

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A common expression that has lost its original meaning or novelty is called

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Cliché

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art is called

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Allusion