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Figurative language
speech or writing that departs from literal meaning


metaphor imagery personification
figure of speech
expressive use of language where words are used not in their literal sense


simile antithesis metaphor
metaphor
figure of speech, term/phrase is applied to something thats not literally applicable to suggest resemblance


It's raining men
extended metaphor
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
simile
FOS where two things compared using like or as


her face like a rose
onomatopoeia
words to imitate sound


MEOW
paradox
statement/proposition that seems self-contradictory but expresses possible truth


save money by spending it
oxymoron
rhetorical device where two contradicting words are used together


bittersweet
analogy
similarity between like features


family is to me as water is to fish
symbol
something used for representing something else


black---- death
personification
attribution of human nature/character to objects or notions


the waves were angry
allusion
passing/casual reference


its raining so hard! hopefully not 40 days and nights
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration


TOLD HIM A MILLION TIMES