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| Simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison of two things that is implied (does not use like or as). |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration to show that something is very important, funny, or dramatic. |
| personification | giving human qualities to something that is not human, like an animal or object. |
| imagery | vivid language that paints a picture in the reader's mind. Imagery appeals to one or more of the senses. |
| idiom | a phrase that means something entirely different from what the individual words in the phrase mean. |
| alliteration | the repitition of sounds, most often at the beginnings of words. |
| figurative language | any language that is not intended to be interpreted in a strict literal sense. |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates a sound; a word whose sound makes you think of its meaning. |
