Figurative Language #8
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mrsbieberr98 on February 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Literal | taking words in their usual or most basic sense; free from exaggeration representing the exact words in the original text |
| Figurative | departing from a literal use of words; non-literal symbolic - figurative is an antonym (opposite) of literal |
| Simile | an expression comparing one thing to another, using the words "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | an expression that equates or compares two different things, without using the words "like" or "as" |
| Idiom | an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words. |
| Symbolism | when something stands for something else |
| Alliteration | the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occuring near one another |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of a word that sounds like its meaning |
| Personification | the giving of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form |
| Allusion | a reference to something or someone who is well-known |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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