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**FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE** Metaphor - is a comparison made b/w things w/c are essentially not alike. Ex: \"Nobody invites Edward to parties because He is a wet blanket\" Simile - is like a metaphor and often uses the words \"like\" or \"as\" Ex: \"Jamie runs as fast as the wind\" Personificatio...

**FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE** Metaphor - is a comparison made b/w things w/c are essentially not alike. Ex: \"Nobody invites Edward to parties because He is a wet blanket\" Simile - is like a metaphor and often uses the words \"like\" or \"as\" Ex: \"Jamie runs as fast as the wind\" Personification - when something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as personification. Ex: \" The leaves danced in the wind on the cold October afternoon\" Hyperbole - exaggerating, often in a humorous way to make a particular point is known as hyperbole. Ex: \"My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high ice cream cones we we\'re having for dessert\" Onomatopoeia - when you name an action by imitating the sound associated with it. Ex: \"The bees buzz angrily when their hive is disturbed\" Idiom - an idiom is an expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use. Ex: \"I\'m just waiting for him to kick the bucket.\" Synecdoche - a synecdoche is a figure of speech using a word/words that are a part to represent a whole. Ex: referring to credit cards as \"plastic\" is a synecdoche Assonance - when you repeat a vowel sound in a phrase, it is an assonance. Ex: \"It\'s true, I do like Sue.\" Metonym- a metonymy is a figure of speech where one thing is replaced w/a word that is closely associated with it such as using \"Washington\" to refer to the United States