Language used to create a special effect or feeling characterized by figures of speech; language that compares, exaggerates, or means something other than what it first appears to mean

Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally

Example: pg. 111 "It was the hottest day yet, so heavy that the slightest exertion brought on a flood of perspiration, an exhaustion of the joints."

A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common.

Example: pg. 8 "Mae sat there frowning, a great potato of a woman with a round, sensible face and calm brown eyes."

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a string of words

Example: pg. 66 "... the windows glowed golden: the family had not gone to bed yet."

Giving human characteristics or human-like abilities to something non-human

Personification example

Example: pg. 6, "...a capable iron fence some four feet high which clearly said, 'Move on-we don't want you here.'"

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Example: pg 74, "He clicked his tongue and frowned."

A figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by using the words "like" or "as".

Example: pg. 47 "...and Queen Anne's lace lay dusty on the surface of the meadows like foam on a painted sea."

A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself

Example: pg. 62 "Everything's a wheel, turning and turning, never stopping."

Descriptive language used by authors to help paint a picture for the reader.

A phrase whose words contradict each other with opposite meanings. Example: pg. 69 "She began to relax, listening to the sound-filled silence."

Example: pg. 69 "She began to relax, listening to the sound-filled silence."

details that use the five senses to enhance writing

A common saying that means something different than it says

Examples: "Break a leg!" or "Get off my back!" or "Hang in there."

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Figurative Language

Term	Definition
Figurative Language	Language used to create a special effect or feeling characterized by figures of speech; language that compares, exaggerates, or means something other than what it first appears to mean
Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole example	Example: pg. 111 "It was the hottest day yet, so heavy that the slightest exertion brought on a flood of perspiration, an exhaustion of the joints."
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common.
Metaphor example	Example: pg. 8 "Mae sat there frowning, a great potato of a woman with a round, sensible face and calm brown eyes."
Alliteration	Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a string of words
Alliteration example	Example: pg. 66 "... the windows glowed golden: the family had not gone to bed yet."
Personification	Giving human characteristics or human-like abilities to something non-human
Personification example	Example: pg. 6, "...a capable iron fence some four feet high which clearly said, 'Move on-we don't want you here.'"
Onomatopoeia	The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Onomatopoeia example	Example: pg 74, "He clicked his tongue and frowned."
Simile	A figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by using the words "like" or "as".
Simile example	Example: pg. 47 "...and Queen Anne's lace lay dusty on the surface of the meadows like foam on a painted sea."
Symbol	A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself
Symbol example	Example: pg. 62 "Everything's a wheel, turning and turning, never stopping."
Imagery	Descriptive language used by authors to help paint a picture for the reader.
Oxymoron	A phrase whose words contradict each other with opposite meanings. Example: pg. 69 "She began to relax, listening to the sound-filled silence."
Oxymoron example	Example: pg. 69 "She began to relax, listening to the sound-filled silence."
Sensory details	details that use the five senses to enhance writing
Idiom	A common saying that means something different than it says
Idiom example	Examples: "Break a leg!" or "Get off my back!" or "Hang in there."

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