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=FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE=

===Figurative language is used when a writer describes something using comparisons that go beyond literal meaning; the words mean more then what they say on the paper. Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in everyday speech.===

To see our definitions and examples of the many different types of figurative language, click on the links below:

Metaphor by George, Sean, and Jeremiah

Personification by Yasmine, Natalia, Shay, and John

Simile by Hugh, David, Branden, and Bobby

Alliteration by Ananda, Alexis, and Elana

Onomatopoeia by Devon, Elaine, Nybol, and Cole Onomatopoeia page 2

Hyperbole by Lincoln, Javon, and Matthew

Repetition by Nivedita, Neil, Brandon, and Zack