Figurative Language

Alliteration

• a repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words

• wrong people or wrong things in a wrong time period

• something that seems to contradict itself

Malapropism

• when a character unintentionally misuses or distorts a word

• a figure of speech

• words or phrases that create vivid sensory experiences

personifcation

• when objects have human qualities

• repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words

• something that seems to contradict itself

anachronism

• wrong people or wrong things in a wrong time period

• a direct comparison of things using like or as

• a combination of contradictory words

metaphor

• comparison of two things that have something in common NOT using like or as

• a direct comparison of things using like or as

• a reference to a place

Paradox

• something that seems to contradict itself

• something that appeals to our senses

• wrong people or wrong things in the wrong time period

imagery

• words and phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences (they appeal to our senses)

• a direction of comparison using like or as

• when a character unintentionally misuses a word

oxymoron

• a combination of contradictory words

• wrong people or wrong things in the wrong time period

• repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words

allusion

• a reference to a place or event with which the reader is expected to be familiar with

• a direct comparison of things using "like" or "as"

• something in the sky

simile

• a direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• a combination of contradictory words

• a direct comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"