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Figurative Language

Introduction to figurative language used in poetry

AB
onomatopoeiaThe use of words that sound like the a particular sound.
alliterationThe repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words situated close together in a sentenc.
hyperboleExtreme exagerration
simileA comparison of two unlike things using like or as
metaphorA direct comparison of two unlike things
idiomA sentence that has a meaning other than the literal meaning of the sentence.
imageryThe use of descriptive language to bring out the senses in the reader.
assonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.


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