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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Simile – comparing 2 things using like or as We are living like horses Repetition – repeating words and phrases Alliteration – repeating letters/sounds Big brown boots Personification – human qualities to a non human She felt anger crawling up her throat.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language • Simile – comparing 2 things using like or as • We are living like horses • Repetition – repeating words and phrases • Alliteration – repeating letters/sounds • Big brown boots • Personification – human qualities to a non human • She felt anger crawling up her throat. • Idiom – phrase different from the literal • Silver spoon stuck in your mouth? • Onomatopoeia- words that sound like what they say • Shoomp • Metaphor – comparing 2 things not using like or as • Babies were dark-eyed cherubs • Allusion – making reference to another work in a text • Cinderella • Symbolism – make a sign for something • We are being treated like kittens hung by their neck. • Imagery – painting a vivid pic in your head • Perspiration sliding down her neck • Foreshadowing – look to future

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