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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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simile, metaphor, and personification
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figures of speech
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expression of language, such as simile, metaphor, or personification, by which the usual or literal meaning of a word is not employed
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example of figure of speech
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he is a cow
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simile
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comparing, by using like or as
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example of simile
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he had dreds like Little wayne
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metaphor
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison
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example of metaphor
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a sea of troubles
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imagery
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The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
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example of imagery
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the sky was a pure color of blue
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onomatopoeia
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a noise
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example of onomatopoeia
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bzzzz,boom and bang
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personification
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A sentence or figure of speech in which an animal, inanimate object or abstract concept is given human qualities or said to perform humanlike actions or possess humanlike emotions.
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example of personification
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dawn creeps in on little feet
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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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This book weighs a ton
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idioms
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1.A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements
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