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7 Cards in this Set
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simile |
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
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metaphor |
Two unlike things are compared WITHOUT using "like"or "as" |
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onomatopoeia |
words that imitate sounds |
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alliteration |
repeating the same first letter or sound in a group of words |
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hyperbole |
an extremely exagerrated statement; exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect |
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personification |
Giving human traits to object or ideas |
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idiom |
a common expression understood figuratively, as the literal definition makes no sense |