6th Grade Figurative Language

Simile
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Simile
(símil) comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: They fought like cats and dogs!
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Personification
..., A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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Metaphor
comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: How could she marry that snake?
figure of speech comparing two different things
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Onomatopoeia
...imitates a sound
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Imagery
Descriptive language that create a picture in your mind
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Hyperbole
( hipérbole) exaggeration
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Alliteration
words that have the same beginning sounds together
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Idiom
an expression that says one thing but means something else
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Irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
Allusionan expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.Puna humorous play on words

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