Figurative language Flashcards

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allusion

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indirect reference to a person, place, event, or thing

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simlie

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comparison between two essentially unlike things using words “such as,” “like,” and “as

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metaphor

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figure of speech that compares two things, without using “like” or “as

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personfiction

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where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities

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hyperbole

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A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration

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