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| figurative language | imaginative comparisons to help you see the world in new ways |
| idiom | an expression that has a meaning that is different than its literal words |
| simile | comparison between unlike things that include the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | comparison between unlike things that does NOT use the words "like" or "as" |
| personification | a description of an object, animal or idea as if it were human or had human qualities |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration |
| sound devices | used to give a piece of writing a certain "sound," including alliteration, onomatopiea, and rhyme |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds than are close together |
| onomatopiea | words that imitate sounds |
| rhyme | repetition of accented vowel sounds |
| sensory language | language writers use to describe things they've seen or imagined |
| imagery | language that appeals to the five senses (sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch) |
