Figurative Language

An idiom is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Personification is...

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

An alliteration is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

A metaphor is...

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Onomatopoeia is...

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

A simile is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Hyperbole is...

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

Imagery is...

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

An allusion is...

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical sense

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literacy or significance

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is considered what type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

• simile