Figuarative language Flashcards
Metaphor
An implied comparison version two UNLIKE things by saying one is the other
IE : her eyes are stars
Simile
A direct comparison of two unlike things, often using like or as
iE: her words were like daggers
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds, generally at the beginning of words.
IE: while I pondered, weak and weary
Onomatopoeia
Is of a word as an imitation of a natural sound
iE buzz or hiss
Personification
A metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics
Hyperbole
Exaggeration used for emphasis
Idiom
A common expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words. Must be learned as a whole phrase.
Her eyes are stars
Metaphor
Her eyes were like daggers
Simile
It’s raining cats and dogs
Idiom
Buzz, hiss
Onomatopoeia
While I pondered, weak and weary
Alliteration
She couldn’t relax because she had a million things to do
Hyperbole
The party died down, but the music still called me to the dance floor
Personification
