English 9 Figurative Language Terms
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metaphor
a word or phrase whose literal meaning is applied to a different object or experience through the use of a “to be” verb
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tenor
the literal subject of the metaphor
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vehicle
the term the literal subject is compared to
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simile
the comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
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personification
Attributing human characteristics to a nonhuman thing or idea
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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metonymy
When something is used as a symbol or another name for something else. i.e “Washington” = “the US government”
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allegory
an abstract concept is presented as though it were a character who acts and speaks as an independent being.
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