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Figurative Language Terms
repeated consonant sounds
words that sound like what they are
creating pictures for the five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste
a figure of speech stating two things are similar
comparison between two like things - using "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
making an inanimate object act like a person or animal
a phrase that cannot be taken literally, but its meaning is understood
something that at first seems to contradict itself, a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
something that represents a completely different thing or idea, a worn-out idea or overused expression