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Figurative Language Flashcards

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ironyany difference between appearance and reality
sensory imageimage that appeals the 5 senses
similea comparison between 2 things using 'like or as'
metaphora comparison of 2 unlike things in which one is referred to as though it were the other
personificationfigurative language in which non-human things are given human characteristics
alliterationrepetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
onomatopoeiause of words that imitate sounds
AllusionThis is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.
HyperboleThis is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work.
AnalogyThis is a comparison based on a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
Idiomsaying that’s meaning is different from its words
SymbolAnything that stands for or represents something else



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