Figurative Language Vocabulary

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Simile

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It uses 'like' or 'as' to make the comparison.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Symbolism

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Uses a symbol to represent an idea

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or a idea

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Allusion

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An implied or indirect reference

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Description

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Spoken/written representation of person, object, or event

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Foreshadowing

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A warning of a future event

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Senses

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Feelings (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch)

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Tone in parallel plots

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The distinct emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed within each separate storyline that runs alongside another in a narrative

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Pace in parallel plots

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The speed that each individual storyline in a narrative