Figurative Language 2

when a word is spelled the way it sounds

when two or more words in a row have the same beginning sound

yes

no

when all the words start with the same sound

a word that is an imitation of the sound they represent

the use of language to draw a picture in the reader's mind (sensory impressions).

when you compare two things using the words like or as

The dog barked at me yesterday.

The dark room felt like it was collapsing on me as my vision turned to a tunnel. I was so upset I couldn't see anymore. Everything went black.

when the opposite of what one expects is stated or occurs (when something you don't expect to happen happens)

when exactly what you expected to happen happens

Boo crying and making the power go out around the city.

The monster trying to scare the sleeping kid, but actually being more scared of the kid.