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is an expression of language; it does not mean what it says; not to be taken literally

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Figurative Language

is an expression of language; it does not mean what it says; not to be taken literally

Personification

when a writer gives human characteristics to nonhuman things

a comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as"

a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"

the obvious and intentional use of exaggeration

the repetition of an initial consonant sound

the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning

Personification example

Lightning danced across the sky.

Metaphor example

The classroom was a zoo.

Metaphor exampleTime is money.Simile exampleHe is as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.Simile exampleThey go together like two peas in a pod.Hyperbole exampleIt was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.Alliteration exampleCarrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.Onomatopoeia exampleThe bird's chirp filled the empty night air.Idiom exampleDon't bite off more than you can chew.

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