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Figurative Languages
Figurative Languages
• E.g.
“Should old acquaintance be forget and
never brought to mind…?” – Auld Lang Syne
Repetition
• literary device that repeats the
same words or phrases a few times
• E.g.
“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you
tomorrow…”
Simile
• figure of speech that says that one thing is like
another different thing. We can use similes to make
descriptions more emphatic or vivid.
• We often use the words as...as and like with
similes.
e.g.
“The desires falling across their bodies like blossoms.-
I Think Continually of Those who were Truly Great, Stephen Spender
• “It's been a hard day's night, and I've been
working like a dog.” - The Beatles