Figurative Language
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Simile
Similes compare two unlike using like or as.
The dress was as red as a raspberry.
An auother would use a simile to show imagery.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia are words that are sounds.
Pow, blam, and animal sounds are all examples of onomatopoeia.
An auother might use onomatopoeia to let you know what the other characters are hearing.
Idiom
Idioms are phrases that don't have a literal meaning.
It cost me an arm and a leg.
To make the readers understand something in a funny way.