Figurative Language Review

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word whose sounds suggest its meaning, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true, e.g., 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is an Idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is the purpose of Figurative Language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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What is a Pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous effect, e.g., 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'

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What is a Cliché?

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An overused expression that has lost its original meaning or effect, e.g., 'All is fair in love and war.'