English: Figurative Language

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

Figurative Language - A phrase common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning another.

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say.

Simile - Comparing two unlike things not using the words like or as.

Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Imagery - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.

Idiom - Saying one thing and meaning something else

Hyperbole - An exaggeration of the facts.

Alliteration - Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.