Figurative Language Flashcard

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Language comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as
example: "Her skin was silk."

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metaphor

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Figurative language that gives human qualities to something that is NOT human
"The wind whipped me and shoved me to the ground."

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personification

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The repetition of vowel sounds in words or syllables
example: "Fleet feet sweep near sleeping geese."

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assonance

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The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
example: "The thump, boom, bang of my sister hitting tennis balls against our garage door was very irritating."

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onomatopoeia

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Language comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
example: "Her smile shines like the sun."

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simile

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Repetition of initial/ beginning consonant sounds
example: "Wild woolly walruses wait and wonder when we'll walk by."

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alliteration

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Figurative language phrase that means something very different from the literal meaning
example: "up the creek without a paddle" means being in the middle of a problem or tough situation

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idiom

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Words that mean exactly what they say

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literal language

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A phrase with words that contradict each other (words with opposite meanings)
example: civil war, jumbo shrimp, virtual reality

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oxymoron

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A figure of speech that has a meaning other than the literal meaning used to make writing more interesting; opposite of "literal language"

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