Figurative Language

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Figurative language?

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Language with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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Simile: A comparison of two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'.

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A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

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Metaphor: A comparison of two unrelated things that does not use like or as.

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A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

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Personification

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Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something non-human.

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Hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia:

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Words that imitate natural sounds.

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What is an idiom?

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A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in specific cultures, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

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Oxymoron: A figure of speech combining opposite ideas for effect.

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A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

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Irony: A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

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Irony

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Example of SIMILE: The soldier was as brave as a lion.

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The soldier was as brave as a lion.