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figurative language

  1. language used creatively to imply another meaning or evoke emotion
    figurative language
  2. engages the 5 senses to create an accurate
    image in the mind of the reader  
    imagery
  3. human attributes  and qualities are given to non-human or inanimate objects
    personification 
  4. a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
    simile
  5. a comparison with two unlike things without using like or as.
    metaphor 
  6. extreme exaggeration. It is not intended to be believable.
    hyperbole
  7. words thay are created to mimic sounds.
    onomatopoeia.
  8. a repetition of sounds
    alliteration. 
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figurative language
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figurative language
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