Figurative Language Flashcards
1
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Assonance
A
Repetition of vowels in words with close proximity
2
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition of a sound at the beginning of words.
3
Q
Kennings
A
2 words conected by hypen (whale-road) sea
4
Q
Personification
A
Give human qualities to objects or beings.
5
Q
Metaphor
A
Indirect comparision between 2 things (without like or as)
6
Q
Simile
A
Compares 2 things, people, phenomena with “like” or “as”
7
Q
Hyperbole
A
Overstatement and exaggeration
8
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Imagery
A
Vivid descriptions that appeal.
“Roaring” “freezing”
