Figurative language Flashcards

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Metaphor

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comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds of nearby words in a phrase

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Simile

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Comparison using like or as

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Onomatopoeia

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Forming of word by imitating the sound the word is referring to

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Personification

A

Giving objects human qualities

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language

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Repetition

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Repeating something that has already been said or written

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerating the fact

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each-other in a sentence or phrase

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Subilance

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Hissing sound is create in a group of words through repetition of s sounds

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