Fourteen Types of Figurative Language Flashcards
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Alliteration
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A series of words with a constant beginning sound
2
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Allusion
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A reference to a famous figure, test, or event
3
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Anaphora
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Repetition f words or phrases with a slight variation
4
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Hyperbole
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Using extreme exaggeration for emphasis
5
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Idiom
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A well-known expression without literal meaning
6
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Imagery
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Descriptive language appealing to five senses
7
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Irony
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Verbal = Sarcasm
Dramatic = A secret only the audience knows
Situational = When the opposite of the expected happens
8
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Metaphor
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Compared two things by stating one thing’s another
9
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Onomatopoeia
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A word sounding like what it describes
10
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Oxymoron
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When two words of opposing meanings come together
11
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Personification
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Giving human attributes to non-human things
12
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Pun
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A play on words
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