Figurative Language

means exactly what it says

• literal language

• figurative language

• English Language

• Poetry

a way of using words to mean something other than what you say.

• literal language

• figurative language

• English language

• poetry

Language that appeals to the senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell).

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Allusion

• Imagery

compares two things by saying one is like the other.

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

• Idiom

it shows one thing to "be" another.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Allusion

A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human form or characterization.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Repetition

the use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile