click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a comparison of to unlike things without using like or as |
| alliteration | repeated use of a consonant sound at the beginning of closely related words |
| idiom | a group of words whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| personification | a figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics |
| pun | a joke playing on the possible meaning of words |
| hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally |
| allusion | a indirect or passing reference to something the reader should recognize |
| onomatopoeia | a word formed by the sound associated with its name |