8 Types of Figurative Language
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings. |
| Personifictation | A figure of speech in which human qualities are atrributed to an object, animal or idea. |
| alliteration | The repititon of sounds/letters at the beginning of a word. |
| metaphor | A comparasin not using like or as. |
| similie | A comparasin using like or as. |
| Idiom | A figuritive meaning of the conotation of the word. Different from the literal meaning. |
| Hyperbole | An overexaggeration. |
| Pun | Play on words. |
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