Figurative Language Vocab

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables.

Back

Alliteration

Front

Brief, indirect reference to a significant person, place, or idea.

Back

Allusion

Front

Exaggerated statements not meant literally.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

An expression that can't be understood from its separate words, learned as a whole.

Back

Idiom

Front

Writing that appeals to the five senses.

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Imagery

Front

Understatement for greater effect.

Back

Meiosis

Front

A word or phrase that refers to another to show similarity.

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Metaphor

Front

Word formation imitating natural sounds.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Representing an idea as a person in art or literature.

Back

Personification

Front

Comparison of two unlike things, often using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile