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=Figurative Language Words=
=Figurative Language Words=
Metaphor
'''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
'''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
'''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
'''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
'''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
'''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
'''Onomatopoeia'''


Using the words that sound just like the meaning.
Using the words that sound just like the meaning.
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