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Figurative Language
Vocabulary Terms
22
English
8th Grade
09/18/2008

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Onomatopeia
Definition
The bees buzzed around my head on a lazy summer day.
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of consonant sounds.
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of vowel sounds.
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Cliche'
Definition
A worn out, over used expression.
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Hyperbole
Definition
An extreme exageration.
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Idiom
Definition
A phrase or expression that can't be taken literally
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Imagery
Definition
Using the five senses for description
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparing two unlike nouns using the "being" verbs.
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Onomatopeia
Definition
Words that mimick sounds.
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Personification
Definition
Making an object act like a person
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Simile
Definition
Compares two unlike nouns using like or as.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Two words that contradict each other.
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Alliteration

Definition
Tyler Trevor tried to jump on the tumbling trampoline on Tuesday.
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Assonance

Definition
The Indian is incredibly indecisive
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Cliche'

Definition
I knew I should go jump off a cliff when I made that statement.
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Hyberbole

Definition
That book is so long that I swear it has a million pages.
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Idiom

Definition
My dad always tells me that money doesn't grow on trees.
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Imagery

Definition
The sound of the bomb and the flash of light was all that I can remember.
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Metaphor

Definition
She is a dolphin when she swims.
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Personification
Definition
The leaf skipped across the road on a windy day.
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Simile
Definition
He runs like a deer at the track meets.
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Oxymoron
Definition
I like sweet and sour sauce on my chicken.
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