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20 Cards in this Set
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Figurative Language
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Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else,
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Example of Figurative Language
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Metaphor or Simile
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Figures of Speech
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a word or words are used to create an effect, often where they do not have their original or literal meaning.
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Example of Figures of Speech
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"They let the cat out of the bag"
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Simile
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Comparision that uses "like" or "as"
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Example of Simile
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'He was fast like a car'
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Metaphor
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a word or words are used to create an effect, often where they do not have their original or literal meaning.
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Example of Metaphor
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'the heart of the matter'
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Analogies
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a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.
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Example of Analogy
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Boy is to Girl; as Man is to Women
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Imagery
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the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively:
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Example of Imagery
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I can smell the bread and see the steam rising
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Onomatopoeia
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the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
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Example of Onomatopoeia
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BOOM; CRASH; WHAM!
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Personification
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A trope or figure of speech (generally considered a type of metaphor) in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.
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Example of Personification
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The tree waved in the wind
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
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Example of Hyperbole
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I could sleep for a year after running
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Idioms
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A set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words
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Example of Idioms
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Its raining cats and dogs
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