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Figurative Language
Common definitions for figurative language terms
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English
7th Grade
01/21/2010

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Term
Simile
Definition

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

 

Example: My heart was like a stone after he broke up with me.

Term
Metaphor
Definition

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

Example: My life is a dream

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Personification
Definition

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

Example: The train runs laps around the hills and stops to feed at the gas tanks.

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Hyperbole
Definition

An exxageration of the truth for emphasis or humorous effect

Example: I  am so hungry that I could eat a horse.

 

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Alliteration
Definition

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Example: Sleds sliding on snowy slopes sound stupendous

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Onomatopoeia
Definition

The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning

Example: buzz, zap, boom, ka-pow

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Repetition
Definition
Returning words or phrases that bring comfort, suggest order or add special meaning
Example: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpy Dumpty had a great fall
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Rhyme
Definition

Similarity of sounds at the end of words

Example: The man was red in the head and his name was Fred.

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Rhyme Scheme
Definition

The pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem

Example:

There once was a big brown cat    a

That liked to eat a lot of mice     b

He got all round and fat            a

Because they tasted so nice     b

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Literary Devices
Definition
Alliteration, hyperbole, imagery, idioms, metaphor onomatopeia, rhyme, simile and personification are examples of things an author can use to enrich his or her writing.  These are known as literary devices.
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Theme
Definition

The meaning or message in a story.

Example:

The theme in the movie "Cinderella" could be that love conquers all obstacles.

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Form
Definition
The way a poem is placed on the page.  This is broken into two categories of free verse and structured form
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Symbol
Definition

A person, a place,an object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself.

Example:

A dove may be used in a story to symbolize peace.

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