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Simile Ex: His feet are as big as boats |
A comparison using like or as. It usually compares two unlike objects. |
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Metaphor Ex: Her hair is silk |
States that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. |
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Personification Ex: The house stared at me with looming eyes |
Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate ( not living ) objects. |
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Alliteration Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
The repetition of the initial consonant. |
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Onomatopoeia Ex: Bong! Hiss! Buzz! |
The imitation of natural sounds in word forms. |
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Symbolism Ex: The dove symbolizes peace |
When one thing stands for or represents something else. |
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Hyperbole Ex: It was raining cats and dogs |
Intentionally exaggerated figures of speech. |
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Imagery Ex: hear, taste, touch, smell, and see |
Involves one or more of your five senses. |
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Idioms Ex: Cool as a Cucumber |
An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. |
