Language Arts Exam '09-Figurative Language
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booksandanimals2000 on June 2, 2009
Subjects:
language arts 8th grade, figurative language
Description:
Figurative language terms for my exam.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simile | comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | comparison of unlike things NOT using "like" or "as" |
| hyperbole | EXTREME exaggeration |
| personification | giving human qualities to a non-human |
| onomatopoeia | sound device (For example: "Buzz") |
| alliteration | repitition of initial consonant sound |
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