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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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