Figurative Language

The repetition of words with the same beginning sound

• alliteration

• rhyme

• stanza

• personification

two or more words that have the same ending sound

• rhyme

• stanza

• personification

• metaphor

a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together

• stanza

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

a figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing is another thing

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

• hyberbole

a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as

• simile

• repetition

• hyperbole

• imagery

using the same word or phrase over and over again

• repetition

• hyberbole

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

to make something seem larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration

• hyberbole

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps create a mental picture in your mind as you read

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• rhyme

words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• rhyme

• stanza