Figurative Language

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Structure

"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Theme
• Plot
• Rhyme
• Imagery

"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Rhythm
• Structure
• Style
• Personification

Definition: a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

 

Definition: a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing IS another dissimilar object or thing

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

Definition:  

an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

• allusion

• idiom

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Definition: giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• imagery

• irony

• personification

• hyperbole

Definition:  

when an author uses words or phrases in ways that may not be literal and makes the text interesting

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

• Irony

• Hyberbole

Definition: describes using 5 senses; helps you see a picture in your mind

• Imagery

• Idiom

• Repetition

• Metaphor

The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud.

• Symbolism
• Imagery
• Tautology
• Litotes