FIGURATIVE LANGAUGE

ALLITERATION

• two or more words of a word group with the same letter
• Examples : She sell seashells at the seashore

ALLUSION

• a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or a representation of, people, places, events, literary works, myths, or works of art.
• Example : His nose gets longer when ever he talks

EXTENDED METAPHOR

• a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work, especially a poem.
• Example : The cafeteria is a jungle

HYPERBOLE

• an over-exaggeration used to prove a point. Hyperbole is NOT meant to be taken literally.
• Example : My house is a million miles from here

IDIOM

• a phrase that means something other than it's literal meaning.
• Example : A leopard can not change its spots = you can't change yourself

IMAGERY

• vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell).
• Example: The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy

METAPHOR

• a direct comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as.
• Example : My brother is a hungry polar bear

ONOMATOPOEIA

• words that imitate sounds.
• Example : Bang , boom

OXYMORON

• a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory words (opposite meaning) appear side-by-side.
• Example : stop,keep moving

PERSONIFICATION

• a description of a non-human character or object as though it had human qualities.
• Example : The stars winked at me

SIMILE

• a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as.
• Example : She was as beautiful as a butterfly

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