Figurative Language Review

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is words or phrases appealing to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is mood in literature?

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Mood is the overall emotion created by a work of literature felt by the audience.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is connotation?

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Connotation refers to the emotional or cultural association with a word, beyond its literal meaning.