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Figurative LANGUAGE

Figurative LANGUAGE. By: Derius Marable. simile. A comparison of two things using like or as. He was as fast as a cheetah. Hyperbole. Exaggerating to show a very strong feeling. My food is so bad my dog won’t eat it. Alliteration. The repetition of the first constant sound in a sentence.

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Figurative LANGUAGE

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  1. Figurative LANGUAGE By: DeriusMarable

  2. simile • A comparison of two things using like or as. • He was as fast as a cheetah.

  3. Hyperbole • Exaggerating to show a very strong feeling. • My food is so bad my dog won’t eat it.

  4. Alliteration • The repetition of the first constant sound in a sentence. • Big blue berries bounce by the shore.

  5. metaphor • Two things being compared without using like or as. • He was a giant.

  6. Personification • Giving inanimate objects human projects. • The floor smacked Aaron.

  7. onomatopoeia • Explains sounds. • BOOM!

  8. IDIOM • A figure of speech. • I caught you red handed.

  9. understatement • Expressions than less strength. • That’s cool.

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