Figurative Language Intro

____________ is the repetition of words with the same beginning sound.

• rhyme

• imagery

• alliteration

• simile

___________ is two or more words that have the same ending sound.

• imagery

• personification

• rhyme

• hyperbole

___________ is a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together usually in a repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme.

• rhyme

• stanza

• alliteration

• simile

__________ is a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities.

• onomatopoeia

• hyberbole

• simile

• personification

_____________ is a figure of speech that compares two things by stating that one thing IS another thing, without using like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

• stanza

____________ is using the same word or phrase over and over again.

• repetition

• simile

• hyperbole

• imagery

____________ is to make something larger or more important than it really is, an exaggeration.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• rhyme

_______________ is language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps create a mental picture in your mind.

• alliteration

• simile

• stanza

• imagery

______________ are words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to. Examples are, "BANG, SPLASH, WHOOSH."

• onomatopoeia

• rhyme

• repetition

• imagery