Effects of Figurative Language

A memorable image that enables the reader to picture a situation. The familiar phrase makes it relatable.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

It affects the rhythm and draws the reader into the text because it taps into the sense of sound.

• assonance
• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron
• idiom

Makes the descriptions in the text more vivid to the reader, and makes it more memorable.

• onomatopoeia

• pathetic fallacy

• alliteration
• simile

It creates a consistent pattern that catches the mind's eye and ear. It makes the reader read faster, thereby adding a sense of speed and intensity to the sentence.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

• alliteration

It makes abstract things feel concrete, makes things feel familiar, triggers emotions, and helps writers to emphasize key ideas.

• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron
• alliteration

It adds emphasis and it makes common human feelings remarkable and intense to such an extent that they don't remain ordinary. Often adds humour, making it memorable.

• oxymoron
• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor

Makes descriptions of non-human entities more vivid and can help readers understand, sympathize with, or react emotionally to non-human characters.

• simile
• personification
• assonance
• alliteration

Used to make the reader feel the same emotions the character feels. Creates an emotional response similar to a soundtrack on a film.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• pathetic fallacy

• idiom