Figures of speech Flashcards by Lethabo Tsebe | Brainscape

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Simile

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Direct comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as”

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Metaphor

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Direct comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”

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Personification

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Inhuman objects provided with human qualities

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