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Figurative Language Terms

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TERMS

BY: TOREY CINTON B4

IMAGERY

USING WORDS TO CREATE A MENTAL PICTURE

METAPHOR

AN IMPLIED ANALOGY WHERE TWO THINGS ARE COMPARED

ALLITERATION

REPEATING THE CONSONANT SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OR WITHIN WORDS

PARADOX

A STATEMENT THAT CONTRADICTS ITSELF, BUT IS TRUE

PERSONIFICATION

HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS ARE GIVEN TO ANIMALS, PLANTS, INANIMATE OBJECTS, ETC.

ONOMATOPOEIA

WORDS IMITATE THE SOUND OF A THING THAT IS BEING NAMED

PUN

WITTY, NOT ALWAYS FUNNY, AND PLAY ON WORDS WITH 2 OR MORE MEANINGS

HYPERBOLE

EXTREME EXAGGERATION

OXYMORON

2 CONTRADICTORY WORDS OR PHRASES SRE COMBINED IN 1 EXPRESSION

IDIOM

THEY HAVE MEANINGS THAT ARE UNDERSTOOD BY PEOPLE WHO SPEAK THAT LANGUAGE

SIMILE

COMPARING 2 THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"

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