Figurative Language Definitions

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Across
  1. 3. A common phrase that doesn’t mean exactly what the words say, but has a figurative meaning
  2. 4. An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
  3. 6. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work (like from literature, history, or pop culture)
  4. 9. Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas
  5. 10. Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create a picture in the reader's mind
Down
  1. 1. The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in a series of words
  2. 2. A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as."
  3. 5. A word that imitates a sound
  4. 7. A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as." It says one thing is another
  5. 8. A play on words, often for humor, where a word has more than one meaning or sounds like another word