Voc. Figurative Language

repeating the initial, or beginning sounds of words near each other

• irony

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

when something is really the opposite of wha is said or written

• idiom

• irony

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

compares 2 unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• personification

• imagery

• simile

• symbolism

compares 2 unlike things NOT using "like" or "as" to describe something in common

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

a BIG obvious exaggeration

• hyperbole

• idiom

• irony

• personification

a well known phrase, or saying that has a different meaning from what is said or written

• imagery

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

gives an object or thing human qualities

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

a "sound" word that imitates a thing or action by the sound it makes

• onomatopoeia

• symbolism

• imagery

• alliteration

language used to help the reader use their 5 senses to create an image or picture in their mind

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• irony

when something represents, or stands for something else

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• symbolism