Figurative Language Week 1
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colin_althaus on April 8, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Simile | compare 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as' |
| Metaphor | Compare 2 unlike things by stating that one thing is another. Does not use 'like' or 'as' |
| Idiom | Phrases with a different meaning from the words' literal meaning |
| Personification | giving human qualities to something that's not human |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement |
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