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Figurative Lang.
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English
9th Grade
05/22/2012

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alliteration
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the repetitionof the same consonant sound at the begining of 2 or more words
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imagery
Definition
uses expressive or evacative (bringing strong emaotion)images to represent objects, action, or ideas
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assonance
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the repetition or a pattern of similar vowel sounds, but with different & consonant in an line or passage or verse or prose
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onomatopoeia
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a word that imitates a sound--its written the same it sounds
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oxymoron
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combines opposite terms
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personification
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when something that is not human exhibits human characteristics
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pun
Definition
play on words
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simile
Definition
comparison using "like" or "as"-- usually comparing dissimilar objects
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symbolism
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the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meaning or significance to objects, events, or relationships
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allusion
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arefernce in literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
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idiom
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a word or phrase used figuratively to express a particular meaning understood by a common group of people
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euphemism
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substitution of offensive term considered to be offensive
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hyperbole
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a great exaggeration used to make a point
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metaphor
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states that ne thing is something else
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understatements
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an author deliberately makes something seam less important than it is
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