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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Simile. Comparing two things using “like” or “as” Mean -- Taylor Swift “You have knocked me off my feet again Got me feeling like a nothing You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard”. Metaphor. Describing something by saying it is something else

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. Simile Comparing two things using “like” or “as” Mean -- Taylor Swift “You have knocked me off my feet againGot me feeling like a nothingYou, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard”

  3. Metaphor Describing something by saying it is something else Love is an open door – Frozen “Love is an open door, Love is an open door”

  4. Alliteration Repetition of an initial consonant Let it Be – The Beatles “She is standing right in front of meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it be”

  5. Onomatopoeia Word that sounds like the noise it describes Boom BoomPow– Black Eyed Peas “I like that boom boompow”

  6. Personification Giving human characteristics or qualities to nonhuman things Shadow of the Day – Linkin Park “And the shadow of the dayWill embrace the world in gray”

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