Figurative Language & Sound Devices

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What is sensory language?

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Vivid language that appeals to the senses; uses sensory words that appeal to the reader's sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch. Example: The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities or traits to something that is NOT human. Example: The flowers danced in the lawn.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of neighboring words. Example: The winds will weep.

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What is anaphora?

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Repeating words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines. Example: I want to sing, I want to dance, I want to play all day!

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration. Example: We had to run a million miles in gym class!

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that creates vivid mental pictures by appealing to the senses.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: buzz, hiss, roar.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. Example: The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, typically at the end of words. Example: The lumpy, bumpy road.

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What is oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: deafening silence.