Figurative Language Flashcards by Leah Balderson

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Comparing two things (USING like or as)

A

Simile

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Comparing two things (NOT using like or as)

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Metaphor

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Giving non human things human characteristics

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Personification

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An enormous exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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Something small representing something larger

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Symbol

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