Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: 'The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.'.

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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. Example: 'The clock on the wall laughed at me.'.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery involves using descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader, appealing to the senses. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'.

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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. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Example: 'He has the Midas touch.'.

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'.