Figurative Language Flashcards
1
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Literally
A
Words function exactly as defined
2
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Figuratively
A
Figure out what it means
3
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Similie
A
Comparison of two things using like or as
4
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Metaphor
A
Comparison of two things not using like or as
5
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Personification
A
Giving human traits to objects or ideas
6
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Hyperbole
A
Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect
7
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Understatement
A
Expression with less strength than expected
“Be there in a sec”
“She’d kill me”
8
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Onomatopoeia
A
A word that “makes” a sound
“SPIAT, PING,BANG,ZAP”
9
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Idiom
A
A saying not meant to be taken literally
“Your the apple of my eye”
10
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Pun
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A form of wordplay which words have double meaning
“Vacuum cleaners suck”
11
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Proverb
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Statement that gives wisdom
“The early bird gets the worm”
12
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Oxymoron
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Two words put together that are opposite from each other
“Jumbo shrimp” “pretty ugly”
