Compares two things using like or as

Gives human qualities to something that isn't human

Words close together that start with the same sound

A word that sounds like what it describes

Two opposite words side by side

A saying whose meaning isn't in its words, like 'raining cats and dogs'

Figurative language techniques

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Keyword	Match
Simile	Compares two things using like or as
Metaphor	Says one thing is another
Personification	Gives human qualities to something that isn't human
Alliteration	Words close together that start with the same sound
Onomatopoeia	A word that sounds like what it describes
Hyperbole	Exaggeration for effect
Oxymoron	Two opposite words side by side
Idiom	A saying whose meaning isn't in its words, like 'raining cats and dogs'

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