Figurative Language Review

Rhyme

• the repetition of sounds

• words that spell out sounds

• comparison between two using the word "like" or "as"

Alliteration

• comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• repetition of sounds

• the repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line

Onomatopoeia

• an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

• words that spell out sounds ex: Hiss!

• a comparison between two NOT using "like" or "as"

Simile

• words that spell out sounds ex: Pop!

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

• giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

• an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

• comparison between two usually unrelated things ex: Lenny is a snake

Hyperbole

• using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

• repetition of the main letter or sound ex: creepy crawlers

Personification

• giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

• specific location between two things

• using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

Imagery

• using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• showing emotion, typically with an exclamation point ex: Wow!

• the repetition of sounds

Interjection

• showing emotion typically with an exclamation point ex: Wow!

• showing anger

• showing happiness

Preposition

• an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

• using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• specific location between two things ex: My pencil is inside my desk