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idiom |
is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase meaning one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a similarity between them |
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simile |
is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like". A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she looks like a rose" |
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figurative language |
when you describe something by comparing it with something else. language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation |
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personification |
giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas |
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hyperbole |
a description that is exaggerated for emphasis |
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alliteration |
is a grammatical term meaning two or more words in a row starting with the same sounds |
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irony |
the use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen |
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onomatopoeia |
a word that sounds like the common sound of the object it is describing |
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opinion |
is a belief, impression, judgement, or prevailing view held by a person |
