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13 Cards in this Set
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Figurative language
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speech or writing that departs from literal meaning
metaphor imagery personification |
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figure of speech
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expressive use of language where words are used not in their literal sense
simile antithesis metaphor |
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metaphor
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figure of speech, term/phrase is applied to something thats not literally applicable to suggest resemblance
It's raining men |
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extended metaphor
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figure of speech, term/phrase is applied to something thats not literally applicable to suggest resemblance
All the world's a stage and men and women merely players |
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simile
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FOS where two things compared using like or as
her face like a rose |
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onomatopoeia
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words to imitate sound
MEOW |
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paradox
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statement/proposition that seems self-contradictory but expresses possible truth
save money by spending it |
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oxymoron
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rhetorical device where two contradicting words are used together
bittersweet |
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analogy
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similarity between like features
family is to me as water is to fish |
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symbol
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something used for representing something else
black---- death |
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personification
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attribution of human nature/character to objects or notions
the waves were angry |
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allusion
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passing/casual reference
its raining so hard! hopefully not 40 days and nights |
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
TOLD HIM A MILLION TIMES |