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Simile |
Comparing two objects using like or as. |
As the girl was humiliated, her cheeks turned as red as an apple. |
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Metaphor |
Comparing two objects saying that one thing is another |
Dad is a monster in the morning before he drinks coffee. |
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Hyperbole |
Extreme exaggeration used for effect. |
Josie's new friend is as skinny as a toothpick. |
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Idiom |
A group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning |
When Bill joined the military, Dad said he was swimming with sharks. |
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Allusion |
Meant to call something to mind, referencing something famous or historical |
Heather's mysterious smile rivaled the Mona Lisa. |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to a non-living object. |
The sun smiled at the world as it rose in the morning. |
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Alliteration |
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words |
Hal hit the house hard with the hammer. |
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Onomatopoeia |
word whose sounds suggest their meaning |
The door slowly creaked open and then slammed shut! |
