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Figurative Language Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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1 Figurative Language Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

2 The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky
Simile A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as  The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky

3 The language peculiar to a group of people
Idiom The language peculiar to a group of people    She sings at the top of her lungs

4 The hospital is a refrigerator
Metaphor  Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them    The hospital is a refrigerator

5 Big exaggeration, usually with humor between them
Hyperbole  Big exaggeration, usually with humor  between them    I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

6 A word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace
Cliché  A word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace No pain, no gain, What goes around comes around

7 Giving something human qualities
Personification   Giving something human qualities  The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close

8 Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
Onomatopoeia   Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it buzz, hiss, roar, woof

9 The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by.
Alliteration   The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables  The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by. 


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