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Title

Figurative Language

Description

Types of figurative language.

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Subject

English

Level

8th Grade

Created

03/04/2009

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Term

metaphor

Definition

using a comparison of two unlike items or ideas for the purpose of description

Term

simile

Definition

using a comparison of two unlike items or ideas that includes the word "like" or "as" for the purpose of description

Term

personification

Definition

assigning human characteristics to inanimate objects

Term

hyperbole

Definition

extreme exaggeration