Figurative Language Flashcards
It presents ordinary things in fresh ways, communicating ideas that go beyond words ordinary meanings
Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as
Metaphor
Using the word like or as
Simile
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea
Personification
An exaggerate statement used to make a point
Hyperbole
Used to produce mental images
Imagery
Use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings
Onomatopoeia
Repetition of sound at the end of words
Rhyme
Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle or end of atleast two word in a line of poetry
Assonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning
Alliteration
Involves the physical arrangement of the words on the oage
Form
A sentence or fragment of a sentence
Line
A group of more than one line
Stanza
A pair of lines that rhyme.
Couplet