ELA FINALS FIGURITIVE LANGUAGE Flashcards
1
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Simile
A
Comparing two things using like or as
2
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Alliteration
A
The repetition of a single initial (beginning) constant sound
3
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Personification
A
Giving human traits to an animal, object, or idea
4
Q
Onomatopoeia
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Sound words
5
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Hyperbole
A
Extreme exaggeration used for effect
6
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Allusion
A
An implied or indirect reference especially to literature or history
7
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Oxymoron
A
Setting two words of opposite meaning together to create an effect
8
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Understatement
A
Saying much less that what is mean, for effect (may often be said in a sarcastic tone)
9
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Metaphor
A
A direct comparison between two not similar things not using like or as
