Figures of Speech

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Figurative speech including: simile; metaphor; personification; onomatopoeia
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Figures of Speech
  1. Simile
    1. Compares two things that are alike
      1. LIKE or AS
        1. "Cute as a button"
    2. Metaphor
      1. Compares two unlike things
        1. Provides a clearer description
          1. "My father is my rock."
      2. Personification
        1. giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas
          1. "The trees danced with the wind."
        2. Onomatopoeia
          1. A poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds
            1. "Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime"
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