Figurative Language
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A phrase common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning another.
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Literal Language
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Meaning exactly what you say.
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Simile
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Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
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Metaphor
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Comparing two unlike things not using the words like or as.
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Personification
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Giving human qualities to non-human things.
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Imagery
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Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.
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Idiom
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Saying one thing and meaning something else.
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Hyperbole
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An exaggeration of the facts.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.
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Tuesday, 3 September 2019
English Mix and Match Poetry Terms & Definitions:
03/09/19, Tuesday
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