Figurative Language ( Hays )

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• imagery

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance

• repetition

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis

• alliteration

• repetition

• assonance

• consonance

The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together

• simile

• imagery

• consonance

• alliteration

A word that spells out a sound

• assonance

• hyperbole

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

"Buzz - says the great buzzing bee."

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

"The air is like a butterfly"

• methaphor

• simile

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

"To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells..."

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

• onomatopoeia