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Figurative Language
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6th Grade
05/07/2014

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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison of 2 things. Example: I am a monkey.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
A sound used in writing. Example: BOOM! BOOM!
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Repetition
Definition
Repeating a word or phrase. Example: Monkey see, Monkey do.
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Personification
Definition
Giving a non-living thing human-like qualities. Example: The leaves danced in the wind.
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of a vowel or vowel sound. Example: She eats green cheese.
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Simile
Definition
Comparison of 2 things using like or as. Example: I am as short as a blade of grass.
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of a letter. Example: A brilliantly beautiful bluebird.
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exaggeration. Example: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
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