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16 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
a comparison n to one to another using like or as. |
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Hyperbole |
is extreme exaggeration used to make a point. |
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Alliteration |
is a repeating of constant sound. |
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Metaphor |
is a comparison not using like or as |
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Personification |
given human traits to a animal and non-living thing. |
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Onomatopoeia |
is a word whose sounds suggest its meaning. |
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Oxymoron |
is a figure of speech in which two words are put together that have different meanings. |
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Idiom |
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words |
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I got your back. |
Idiom |
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I am as tall as a giraffe. |
Simile |
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I have been waiting for days. |
Hyperbole |
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Tim's teacher is tired of Tim tapping. |
Alliteration |
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vacation is like light at the end of the tunnel. or She cut him down with her words. |
Metaphor |
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The cat said "hi" |
Personification |
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Bam or Pow or Slam or Crash |
Onomatopoeia |
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Pretty ugly or Jumbo shrimp |
Oxmoron |
