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| figurative language | a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison or clarity |
| simile | figure of speech that uses the words "like" or "as" to make comparisons |
| metaphor | figure of speech that implies comparison |
| personification | figure of speech that applies to human characteristics to non-human objects |
| hyperbole | intentionally exaggerated figure of speech |
| onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds |
| assonance | the VOWEL sounds repeat |
| consonance | repetition of final consonant sounds (West/East) |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
