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    This document is a homework assignment that defines and provides examples of figurative language. It states that figurative language uses exaggeration or alterations to make a linguistic point in a more impactful way than literal writing. The document then lists 15 common types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, assonance, consonance, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony.

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    This document is a homework assignment that defines and provides examples of figurative language. It states that figurative language uses exaggeration or alterations to make a linguistic point in a more impactful way than literal writing. The document then lists 15 common types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, assonance, consonance, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony.

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    This document is a homework assignment that defines and provides examples of figurative language. It states that figurative language uses exaggeration or alterations to make a linguistic point in a more impactful way than literal writing. The document then lists 15 common types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, assonance, consonance, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony.

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    Zara Homework #2
    9- Curie June 7, 2018
    Ms. Dinnah L. Bravo

    1. What is figurative language?

    - has the ability to be more impactful than literal writing; it can expand readers’ interpretations and
    broaden their imaginings.
    - is common in literature and poetry as it uses exaggerations or alterations to make a particular linguistic
    point.
    - is language that contains or uses figures of speech.
    - language that uses words in ways that deviate from their literal interpretation to achieve a more
    complex or powerful effect.

    2. Give at least 15 examples of figurative language.

    1. Simile 14. Synecdoche


    2. Metaphor 15. Irony
    3. Personification 16. Sarcasm
    4. Onomatopoeia 17. Litotes
    5. Oxymoron 18. Pun
    6. Hyperbole 19. Anaphora
    7. Idiom 20. Tautology
    8. Imagery 21. Understatement
    9. Symbolism 22. Antithesis
    10. Alliteration 23. Apostrophe
    11. Assonance 24. Chiasmus
    12. Consonance 25. Euphemism
    13. Metonymy 26. Paradox

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