Figurative Language

Definitions of figurative language vocabulary words

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4 months ago by lgrizzo

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figurative language english vocabulary

Simile

Comparing two unlike objects using like or as.

Metaphor

Comparing two objects saying that one thing is another

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration used for effect.

Idiom

Phrase or expression particular to a region

Analogy

Comparing the similarities between things.

Personification

Giving human characteristics to a non-living object.

Symbol

Anything represents something else