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=Figurative Language Words= | =Figurative Language Words= | ||
== | ==Metaphor== | ||
A comparison between two things not using like or as. | A comparison between two things not using like or as. | ||
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Your lips are roses. | Your lips are roses. | ||
== | ==Personification== | ||
A figure of speech that uses human features that is connected with an idea, object, and animal. | A figure of speech that uses human features that is connected with an idea, object, and animal. | ||
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I admired the fish's sullen face. | I admired the fish's sullen face. | ||
== | ==Alliteration== | ||
A repetition of letters and sounds at the start of the word. | A repetition of letters and sounds at the start of the word. | ||
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Doug's dog likes diagonal doors. | Doug's dog likes diagonal doors. | ||
== | ==Simile== | ||
A comparison between two things using like or as. | A comparison between two things using like or as. | ||
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Your eyes are like the green grass. | Your eyes are like the green grass. | ||
== | ==Hyperbole== | ||
The exaggerated claims or statements that shouldn't be taken seriously. | The exaggerated claims or statements that shouldn't be taken seriously. | ||
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I've told you a million times. | I've told you a million times. | ||
== | ==Imagery== | ||
A descriptive language and vivid to add insight to the work. | A descriptive language and vivid to add insight to the work. | ||
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All the houses are built that way, with ornamental urns set on the mansard roof-tops where the pigeons take their walks. | All the houses are built that way, with ornamental urns set on the mansard roof-tops where the pigeons take their walks. | ||
== | ==Onomatopoeia== | ||
Using the words that sound just like the meaning. | Using the words that sound just like the meaning. | ||