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figurative language
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of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal, as in figurative language .
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Examples of Figurative Language
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metaphor
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Figure of speech
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any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. Compare trope
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Examples of Figures of Speech
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metaphor
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Examples of Simile
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That dog was big like a dinorsaur
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simile
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a figure of speech that uses like or as
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metaphore
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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare mixed metaphor, simile.
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Examples of Metaphor
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That house was a prison.
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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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Examples of Analogies
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Cat:Dog::Night:Day
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Imagery
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the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream
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Examples of Imagery
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Her skin was soft.
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Personification
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the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
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Examples of Personification
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The Tree got up with his two legs and started to dance.
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onomatopoeia
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the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
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Examples of Onomatopoeia
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Buzz
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hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration
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Examples of Hyperbole
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Waited 10 ZILLIONS years for you here.
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Idioms
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an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
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Example of Idioms
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Long time
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symbolism
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the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character
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Example of Symbolism
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signage
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Foreshadowing
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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
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Examples of Foreshadowing
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Her mother tells her to take some food to her ill grandmother. However
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tone
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any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
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Examples of Tone
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It is strange that the professor had not assigned any papers for three weeks.
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point of view
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a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
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Examples of Point of View
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She left in a rush
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flashback
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a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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Examples of Flashback
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I walked out of the room
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mood
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a distinctive emotional quality or character: The mood of the music was almost funereal.
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Examples of Mood
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Thunderstorms and darkness happend as she walked through the grave of her son.
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allusion
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare.
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Examples of Allusion
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"Oh
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irony
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
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Examples of Irony
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It snowed in summer
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Dialogue
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A conversation between two or more people
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Examples of Dialogue
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"How are you?' she said
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Paradox
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A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
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Examples of Paradox
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If you get this message
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Bandwagon
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An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade
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Examples of Bandwagon
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Everyone has an Ipod. Your not cool if you don't have one.
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Glittering Generalities
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The use of strong words related to deep roots beliefs
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Examples of Glittering Generalities
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Pure
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Citing Statistics
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Use of scientific data to support a n idea
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Examples of Citing Statistics
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50% of babys world wide were not planed
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Citing Authority
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Use of expert knowledge to suppert an idea
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