Figurative Language Exam Review

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• Legenda: Final Exam Review

Allusion

• A reference to a person, place of event from history, religion, literature, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.
• Ex.: The George M. Cohan song “The Yankee Doodle Boy” alludes to the eighteenth-century tune “Yankee Doodle.”
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Simile

• Compares two things using like or as.
• Ex. The thick woods were like prison walls.
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Personification

• Describes an inanimate object giving it human characteristics.
• Ex. The flower turned its gaze toward the sun.
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Imagery

• Language that appeals to any of the five senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste.
• Ex: At the pond, a rustling of dry reeds revealed the brown head of a grackle, who watched the cool, gleaming water with a beady eye.
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Symbol

• An object, event, person, or animal to which extraordinary meaning is attached.
• Skull and crossbones symbolize danger, and red roses symbolize love. These are symbols that everyone uses. Writers try to create fresh symbols.
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Metaphor

• Describes one thing in terms of another, and is not meant to be taken literally.
• Ex. The wind is a rake.
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