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Figurative Language Devices
6 commonly used figurative language devices
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Literature
7th Grade
02/22/2012
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onomatopoeia
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words that are spelled in such a way as to imitate a sound
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simile
 Definition
a comparison using like or as
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metaphor
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a comparison saying one thing is another
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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personification
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applying human characteristics or actions to the non-human
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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