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Figurative Language
N/A
16
Language - English
6th Grade
05/07/2014

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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison without using like or as
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Sound words that make their meaning noticeable
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Repetition
Definition
Using the same word repeating throughout
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Personification
Definition
Giving a non-living thing human-like qualities
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Assonance
Definition
The repetition of a vowel sound
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Simile
Definition
A comparison using like or as
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Alliteration
Definition
Using/ expressing the same consonant sound
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exageration
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Metaphor
Definition
Ex: Her eyes were big blue saucers
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Ex: BOOM! BAM!
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Repetition
Definition
Ex: Night remembers the light, night remembers the dark shadow
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Personification
Definition
Ex: The leaves danced in the wind
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Assonance
Definition
Ex: Asleep, she wheezes at ease
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Simile
Definition
Ex: After the haunted house, she was as white as a ghost
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Alliteration
Definition
Ex: A crazy, cunning cat climbed a coconut tree
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Hyperbole
Definition
Ex: I was so hungry I could eat a horse
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