Figurative Language

The repetition of the same beginning sound in a group of words

• figurative language

• assonance

• alliteration

• simile

The repetition of a vowel sound in a group of words

• assonance

• imagery

• sensory language

• simile

Language that is not literal, such as metaphor, simile, and personification

• metaphor

• figurative language

• sensory language

• personification

Language that creates a mental picture with its appeal to the senses

• figurative language

• sensory language

• metaphor

• imagery

A figurative comparison of two unlike things in order to think about each thing in a new way

• figurative language

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Giving human qualities or characteristics to nonhuman things

• imagery

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Language that connects to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or feeling, including imagery

• sensory language

• figurative language

• literal language

• 5 senses

A metaphorical comparison using connective words such as like, or as

• alliteration

• compare/contrast

• metaphor

• simile