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Figurative Language 9/30
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12th Grade
09/30/2013

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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison in which one thing is spoken of as if it was another.
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Simile
Definition
comparison using like or as
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Paradox
Definition
a seemingly contradictory statement in which two opposites are compared to present a truth
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Paradox
Definition
a seemingly contradictory statement in which two opposites are compared to present a truth
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Oxymoron
Definition
two opposite words fused together
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Hyperbole
Definition
a gross exaggeration for effect
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Personification
Definition
a non-human entity is given human characteristics
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Synesthesia
Definition
the juxtaposition of one sensory image with another image that appeals to an unrelated sense.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of words imitate sounds
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Assonance
Definition
the repetition of vowel sounds
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Alliteration
Definition
the repitition of consonant sounds
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Synecdoche
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a statement in which the part represents the whole
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Anthropomorphism
Definition
the attribution of human motivation, characteristics or behavior to animate objects, animals or natural phenomena
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