A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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Similes
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion.)
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Personification
Personification is when you give human characteristics to something non-human to create imagery.
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Pathetic Fallacy
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
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Pun
A pun is a joke/a play on words which exploits the different possible meanings of a word - it makes fun of the fact that there are other words which sound the same but have different meanings.
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Oxymoron
An oxymoron is when two contrasting ideas are combined for dramatic effect or to create a comedic effect.
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion.)
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Similes
Card 3
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Personification is when you give human characteristics to something non-human to create imagery.
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Card 4
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Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
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Card 5
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A pun is a joke/a play on words which exploits the different possible meanings of a word - it makes fun of the fact that there are other words which sound the same but have different meanings.
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