Figurative Language
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9 Terms
simile
comparing two things using “like” or “as”
metaphor
comparing things not using “like” or “as”
personification
giving human-like characteristics to something that is non-human
idiom
a phrase that means something other than the literal meaning of the words
allusion
an expression meant to cause the reader to think of something without explicitly mentioning it
“You’re a grinch”
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
alliteration
the repetition of the same beginning letter or sound of words close together
Larry’s lizard likes lounging on land.
assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound
The cat ran after the alligator, past the pastry shop and into the alleyway. (a)
Onomatopoeia
words that sound like the objects they are saying
