Figurative Language, Figurative Language Practice

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Simile
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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oxymoron
icy hot
Metaphor
comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: How could she marry that snake?
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Onomatopoeia
imitates a sound
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Imagery
Descriptive language that create a picture in your mind
Image: Imagery
Hyperbole
exaggeration
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Allusion
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Alliteration
words that have the same beginning sounds together
Image: Alliteration
pun
A play on words
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Idioman expression that says one thing but means something elseFigurative Languageword playAllusion: exampleMy teacher got so mad she started turning green and hulking out.Personification: exampleThe delicious bread danced in my stomach.Idiom: exampleWhen singing at church, my mom always said "break a leg."Alliteration: examplePeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Hyperbole: exampleI've said that a million times.Metaphor: exampleMatthew is a tall, cool drink of water.Simile: exampleJose sleeps like a log.Onomatopoeia: exampleBang!, hiss, drip, whooshrhetorical questionAre you serious right now?OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite/ contradictory terms

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