Skills (figurative Language) Flashcards by Isuri Sandanayaka | Brainscape

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Metaphors

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Saying one thing is another thing even though it really isn’t.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Understatement

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The opposite of a hyperbole, to downgrade something.

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