Figurative Language Glossary
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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SIMILE: A FIGURE OF SPEECH INVOLVING THE COMPARISON OF ONE THING WITH ANOTHER.
EXAMPLE: SHE HUNG HER HEAD LIKE A DYING FLOWER.
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METAPHOR:A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH A WORD OR PHRASE IS APPLIED TO AN OBJECT.
EXAMPLE: HE IS FEELING ONDER THE WEATHER.
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PERSONIFICATION:THE ATTRIBUTION OF A PERSONAL NATURE OR HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO SOMETHING
EXAMPLE: THE BROWN GRASS WAS BEGGING FOR WATER.
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ALLITERATION:the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning.
EXAMPLE: SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE.
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IMAGERY:visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
EXAMPLE: I COULD HEAR THE POPING AND CRACKLING OF THE BACON AS MOM DROPPED IT IN THE FRYING PAN.
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ALLUSION:an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
EXAMPLE: DON'T BE SCROOGE!
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ONOMATOPOEIA:THE FORMATION OF A WORD FROM A SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT IS NAMED.
EXAMPLE: BUZZ-BUZZING BEE
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HYPERBOLE:exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
EXAMPLE: I AM SO HUNGRY I CAN EAT A COW.
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