Figures of Speech

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MYP English Flashcards on Figures of Speech, created by zedster511 on 02/05/2016.
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Metaphor A metaphor is a word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two people, things, animals, or places.
Personification Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas.
Hyperbole An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
Irony The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
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