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Comparing Flashcards

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Simile

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A simile is a comparison containing the words as and like

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Metaphor

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A comparing word without the words as and like

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Personification

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Personification is comparing a inanimate object and giving it human like qualities

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Apostrophe

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An apostrophe is an inanimate object or a person who is not present or is no longer living and is spoken to like a human.

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