Figurative Language Flashcards

1
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A comparison that uses like or as

A

Simile

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2
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Describes a thing as something else

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Metaphor

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3
Q

A word group with special meaning

A

Idiom

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4
Q

Gives human qualities to an animal or object

A

Personification

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5
Q

An obvious exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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