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Figurative Language

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    Review of the different kinds of figurative language
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  • a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
    simile
  •  10
  • the repetition of the same initial sound within a group of words
    alliteration
  •  15
  • a group of words which mean something different than it's literal meaning
    idiom
  •  10
  • an exaggerated statement
    hyperbole
  •  15
  • a well know saying that expresses a general truth
    adage
  •  15
  • comparing two unlike things w/o using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  •  15
  • giving human qualities to animals or objects
    personification
  •  10
  • a word that imitates the sound it represents
    onomatopoeia
  •  10
  • "Fish and visitors stink after three days" is an example of...
    an adage
  •  15
  • "cluck" "hee-haw" "meow" and "oink" are examples of
    onomatopoeia
  •  10
  • "cool as a cucumber" is...
    an idiom
  •  15
  • "Life is a rollercoaster" is an example of...
    metaphor
  •  10
  • "There's enough food to feed an army" is an example of...
    hyperbole
  •  15
  • "He is as strong as an ox" is an example of...
    simile
  •  10