Figurative Language notes Flashcards


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All Figurative language.
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language arts-grade 6
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Simile

A comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than

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Metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things where is is said one thing IS something else.

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Personification

Giving human-like qualities to non-human creatures or objects

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Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration, usually used for humor

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Onomatopoeia

A word that is a sound. It is auditory imagery(auditory means sound).

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Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds (not vowels) in a phrase.

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Oxymoron

When two opposing or conflicting ideas are presented together.