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Love That Dog Vocabulary
Figurative Language
10
General Vocab
5th Grade
05/01/2018

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imagery
Definition
language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps create a mental picture in your mind as you read
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rhyme
Definition
two or more words having the same ending sound
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simile
Definition
a figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
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alliteration
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a repetition of words that have the same beginning sound
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repetition
Definition
using the same word or phrase over and over again
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personification
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a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
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hyperbole
Definition
to make something larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration
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stanza
Definition
similar to a paragraph- lines of a poem arranged together
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