Figurative Language

Front

Descriptive words appealing to the senses

Back

imagery

Front

Exaggeration to emphasize a point or add excitement

Back

hyperbole

Front

Giving human qualities to non-living things

Back

personification

Front

Comparison of two unlike things

Back

metaphor

Front

Words or phrases repeated for emphasis

Back

repetition

Front

A word that represents a sound

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Repetition of the same beginning consonant sound close together

Back

alliteration

Front

Repetition of inner vowel sounds in nearby words

Back

assonance

Front

Repetition of inner and ending consonant sounds in nearby words that don't rhyme.

Back

consonance

Front

Buzz - great buzzing bee.

Back

onomatopoeia