Figurative Language Flashcards

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is a language that is implicit and indirect. This requires deeper interpretation for a person to understand its meaning. In a shorter sense, it is a “figure-it-out language”

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Figurative language

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is an extravagant exaggeration intended to give emphasis and poke fun.

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Hyperbole

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is a form of a direct comparison of two different objects with the use of as or like.

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Simile

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is an indirect comparison of two different things without the use of as or like.

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Metaphor

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is the use of less negative statements to make negative statements sound less harsh.

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Euphemism

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is an expression that established meaning unrelated to the meanings of individual words. It has a fixed meaning and does not make sense if you are not familiar with it. It is usually in phrases.

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Idiomatic expression

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is an expression that is used to state a general truth or a piece of advice. It contains moral or value.

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Proverb

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