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Figurative Language Terms

Six key terms, definitions, and examples

AB
MetaphorCompares directly saying something is something else
SimileCompares using like or as
PersonificationGives non-humans qualities of a human
AlliterationRepetition of initial word sound
OnomatopoeiaSound Words
HyperboleExaggeration
Example MetaphorChanel is an Einstein.
Example SimileThe test was as easy as a lazy summer day.
Example PersonificationThe wind whispered promises of spring.
Example AlliterationDan darted dangerously into traffic.
Example OnomatopoeiaHer shoes clacked against the pavement.
Example HyperboleI could sleep for ten million years.


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