figurative language
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alliteration
repeating the first letter of the previous word (mom made me move)
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hyperbole
exaggeration in sentences (its raining cats and dogs)
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onomatopoeia
words that mimick the sound of an action (achoo)
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oxymoron
contradictory terms in conjunction with one another (walking dead)
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idiom
phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words (raining cats and dogs)
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parable
a simple story that illustrates a moral lesson
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simile
comparing things using like or as (soft as butter)
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