Figurative Language

Alliteration

• the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words

• an indirect reference to something

• the repetition of the vowel sound in a phrase

• using an extreme exaggeration to achieve a larger effect

Anaphora

• Repetition of a word or phrase at random points in a sentence
• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
• Repetition of a word or phrase in the middle of successive clauses
• Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

Allusion

• an indirect reference to something

• the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words

• the repetition of the vowel sound in a phrase

• using an extreme exaggeration to achieve a larger effect

Assonance

• the repetition of the vowel sound in a phrase

• an indirect reference to something

• the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words

• using an extreme exaggeration to achieve a larger effect

Apostrophe

• Addressing someone or something that is not physically present

• An indirect or passing reference

• The repetition of the vowel sound in closely connected words

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

Chiasmus

• Addressing someone or something that is not physically present

• A phrase in which words are reversed in order

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

• A phrase not meant to be taken literally but has a widely understood meaning in a language or culture

Euphemism

• A phrase not meant to be taken literally but has a widely understood meaning in a language or culture

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

• A phrase in which words are reversed in order

• A mild word or expression substituted for something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Hyperbole

• using an extreme exaggeration to achieve a larger effect

• the repetition of the vowel sound in a phrase

• an indirect reference to something

• the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words

Idiom

• an expression in which the meaning is not the literal

• descriptive language that makes you picture an image

• comparison without using “like” or “as”

• when a word sounds like what it is describing

Imagery

• descriptive language that makes you picture an image

• comparison without using “like” or “as”

• an expression in which the meaning is not the literal

• when a word sounds like what it is describing