Figurative Language

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sounds they describe. Examples: 'boom', 'splash', 'buzz'.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing IS another. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses, helping the reader to visualize a scene. Example: 'The fragrant flowers danced in the gentle breeze.'

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Idiom

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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Irony

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A contrast between expectation and reality. Example: A fire station burns down.