Figurative Language Flashcards
1
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Simile
A
Comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as
2
Q
Metaphor
A
Figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike subjects without using like or as
3
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Personification
A
Writing that gives inanimate objects, ideas, or animals humanlike characteristics
4
Q
Hyperbole
A
A deliberate exaggeration
5
Q
onomatopoeia
A
Sounds words, a word that imitates a sound
6
Q
Oxymoron
A
A combination of two opposing contradictory words into a single unusual expression
7
Q
Idiom
A
An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal meaning
8
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Alliteration
A
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
