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a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness.
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Figurative Language
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figurative language
a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness.
imagery
consists of words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses
simile
a form of comparison in which one thing is compared to another unlike thing by using specific words of comparison using like, as, or resembles
simile
My sister is like a doll
simile
My brother's good as gold.
metaphor
compares two unlike things without using like, as, or resembles.
metaphor
My brother is a rat.
metaphor
My baby sister is a doll.
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
onomatopoeia
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