Figurative Language

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Figurative Language
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ALLITERATION
1. Repetition of
the first sound in
words
ASSONANCE
2. Repetition of a vowel
sound IN words
SIMILE
3. A comparison using
the words like or as
HYPERBOLE
4. An exaggeration,
not a comparison
ONOMATOPOEIA
5. When the word
sounds like its
meaning
OXYMORON
6. A pairing of
words with
opposite meanings
CONSONANCE
7. Repetition of a
consonant sound in
words
METAPHOR
8. A comparison
without using the
words like or as
Imagery
9. When the author paints a
picture using words that
appeal to the senses.
IDIOM
10. A word or phrase that
has a different meaning, a
connotative meaning, not a
denotative or dictionary
meaning
ANAPHORA
11. Repetition of a
word or phrase at the
beginning of lines of
poetry
PARADOX
12. A pairing of words
with opposite meanings
but both are true
JARGON
13. A word or phrase
whose meaning is related
to a certain group of
people
Forced rhyme
14. When you have to force
the pronunciation of a word
a bit in order for a rhyme to
occur.
PERSONIFICATION
15. Giving something
the characteristics of a
person
Rhyme
16. When words end with
the same sound in poetry
Internal Rhyme
17. When words within a
line of poetry end with the
same sound
Rhythm
18. The beat of the poem
due to accented and
unaccented syllables
Sight rhyme
19. When the words
LOOK like they would
rhyme
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