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Figurative Language
definitions and examples taken from the RRR song
23
Language - English
7th Grade
12/03/2010

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Term
alliteration - s example
Definition
When Sally seems to sit somewhere separate from Sonia,
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alliteration - c example
Definition
Caleb calls Chris ‘cause he’s coming to California
Term
alliteration definition
Definition
When you got the same sound at the start of every word
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assonance definition
Definition
But when you’ve got a vowel sound that keeps sounding the same
Term
simile
Definition
used to compare two unrelated things with an element that’s shared and uses like or as
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simile - mind example
Definition
My mind is like an ocean
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simile - jazz example
Definition
It’s as smooth as jazz
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metaphor defition
Definition
similar to a simile but watch out! ‘cause you’ve got to leave “like” and “as” out
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metaphor - words example
Definition
My words are a river.
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metaphor - words example
Definition
My mind is an ocean.
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personification - sun example
Definition
The sun’s smiling down.
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personification - boat example
Definition
The boat hugged the shore.
Term
personification definition
Definition
when an object is given human characteristics
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onomatopoeia definition
Definition
a word that is also a sound or noise
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onomatopoeia - example that begins with "b"
Definition
buzz
Term
onomatopoeia - example that begins with "d"
Definition
ding
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onomatopoeia - example that begins with "h"
Definition
hiss
Term
onomatopoeia - example that begins with "r"
Definition
roar
Term
hyperbole example
Definition
that’s like a million times harder!
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hyperbole definition
Definition
Take something true, then exaggerate it way farther
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idiom definition
Definition
a phrase that has a nonliteral meaning
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idiom - good luck
Definition
break a leg
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idiom - do two things at once
Definition
kill two birds with a stone
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