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An extreme exageration or overstatement.
Ex."I could eat a horse!" |
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When a word is pronounced like the sound it represents.
Ex."Snap" "Pop" "Bang" "Bam" |
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When an object or animal is given human features or characteristics.
Ex.The run down house at the end of the deserted gravel road appeared depressed. |
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When words and phrases begin with the same letter(s) or sounds.
Ex.Susie sang softly while sitting on the sand in the sunshine. |
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A phrase or saying that means something other than what it actually says
Ex.Those shoes are "a dime a dozen." |
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A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
Ex. She is "as pretty as a picture" or He "eats like a pig" |
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A comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as.
Ex."My new puppy is a pig" "You are the light of my life" |
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