Figurative Language Vocabulary

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'She was as fast as a cheetah.')

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison that says one thing is another (e.g., 'Time is a thief.')

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration (e.g., 'I have a million things to do today.')

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds (e.g., 'The bacon sizzled in the pan.')

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Idiom

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A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning (e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs.')

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Personification

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Giving human traits to an object or animal (e.g., 'The flowers danced in the wind.')

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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Literal Language

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A statement that means exactly what it says (e.g., 'The grass is green.')

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Figurative Language

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Words or phrases that go beyond their literal meaning to create an effect (e.g., 'The test was a breeze.')

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Hit the Hay is an example of

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Idiom