Figurative Language for Exam

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Simile

Comparing two things with like or as.

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Metaphor

Comparing two things without like or as.

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Personification

Giving a non-human human characteristics.

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Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Idiom

A group of words that have a different meaning than what the words show.

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Onomatopoeia

Words that represent the sound of something.

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Alliteration

The same letter at the beginning of multiple words that are nearly adjacent.

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Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims that are not intended to be taken seriously.