A synonym is a word, or phrase that means
exactly or nearly the same as another word
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Antonym
A word that has the opposite
meaning of another word
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Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison which is not literally true. It suggests what something is like by comparing it with something else with similar characteristics
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Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken
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Simile
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as "Their cheeks are like roses" is a simile.
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Personification
Personification is when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have
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A word that has the opposite
meaning of another word
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Antonym
Card 3
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A metaphor is a comparison which is not literally true. It suggests what something is like by comparing it with something else with similar characteristics
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Card 4
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Onomatopoeia is when a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken
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Card 5
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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as "Their cheeks are like roses" is a simile.
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