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| a way to express ideas that make the text more fun to read |
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| language that means exactly what it says |
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| a way of describing something by comparing it to something else, using the words "like" or "as". (Ex: The snow is like a white blanket. She is sweet as an angel.) |
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| a way of describing something by calling it something else, WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as". (EX: Her smile was a ray of sunshine. That dog is the devil.) |
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| a word that sounds like the noise or sound that it stands for. (Ex: buzz, snap, pop, sizzle, splash) |
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| expressions with meanings that are different from the literal ones. (ex: Money burns a hole in my pocket. It's raining cats and dogs.) |
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| giving human traits to something that is not human. (ex: The leaves whisper in the wind. The tree slapped me in the face. |
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