Figurative Speech Flashcards
What is a simile?
Figurative language that describes something by comparing it using words like/as
What is the meaning of a metaphor?
A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true
e.g. You have a heart made of gold.
What is the meaning of metonymy?
Part of something that represents all of something or all of something that represents part of something
e.g. The Blonde(woman)
What is the meaning of personification?
giving non-living things human characteristics/attributes
e.g. The thunder roared across the sky as the wind howled.
What is the meaning of anthropomorphism?
giving non-human things human characteristics/attributes (animals, God or objects)
What is the meaning of onomatopoeia?
Words that look like the sound that they make e.g “boom” “crash”
What is the meaning of alliteration?
The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession e.g “Good Grief” or “Red Rose” (the first letter of both words are the same)
What is the meaning of sibilance?
Repetition of S or Z sounds in a sentence
e.g. The silly snake slithered away steathily.
