Figurative Languange

What is a metaphor?

• means giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

• a word that makes the sound it represents

• a comparison of two unlike things, using like or as

define personification

• is a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

• is a commonly used phrase or expression that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning that differs from the literal meanings of the individual words.

• means giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

a simile is...

• a comparison of two different things using the words like or as to draw attention to the comparison.

• giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• an exaggeration of a statement that adds emphasis, not to be taken literally.

• a phrase that’s commonly used that often doesn’t make sense in literal terms.

what is a hyperbole?

• a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

• is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

• is a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• is a commonly used phrase or expression that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning that differs from the literal meanings of the individual words.

alliteration is...

• repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words

• when the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase start with the same sound.

• repetition of consonant sounds within words.

• a literary device that is saying one thing while meaning the opposite.

an idiom is...

• a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

• repetition of consonant sounds within words.

• a combination of contradictory words used for effect.

• a commonly used phrase or expression that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning that differs from the literal meanings of the individual words.

what is an allusion?

• is a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

• means giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• compares two different things using the words like or as to draw attention to the comparison.