| A | B |
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| figurative language | text not to be taken word for word |
| metaphor | comparing two things WITHOUT using the word like or as |
| analogy | a comparison of similar objects |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis |
| allusion | reference to a well known person, place, thing, or event that the writer assumes the reader is familiar |
| symbol | concrete or real object used to represent an idea |
| understatement | opposite of exaggeration (calm language -- big idea) |
| personification | nonhuman thing given human characteristics |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues to upcoming events |
| irony | using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of it's normal meaning |
| paradox | a statement that is true even though it says two opposite things |
| similie | comparing two things using like or as |
