| Term | Definition |
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| Figurative Language | Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| Simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| Personification | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
| Onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
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