Language where the writer conveys meaning in unexpected ways and through the use of unusual comparison

Compares two unlike things using “LIKE or “AS” in order to point out a shared trait

Compares two unlike things WITHOUT using “like” or “as” in order to point out a shared feature

Giving HUMAN_ qualities to animals or inanimate, non-living things.

An exaggerated expression used for dramatic or comic effect

A figure of speech that can not be taken literally but is understood figuratively

A contradiction in terms; two things that are opposites paired together in a creative phrase

Language that uses powerful descriptions to activate the five senses when read

The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of a word

Repeating a word, phrase or sound to add emphasis in a poem

The repetition of vowel sounds within and at the end words

The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words

A word that mimics the sound it represents

Two or more words with the same or similar sounds; created with assonance and consonance

Someone says something, but means the opposite (What a great day, I failed a test and lost a shoe.)

The audience is aware of something in the plot that the characters are not aware of

When something turns out different from expected or contradictory to expectation. (The fireman comes home to find his home on fire.)

The humorous use of words with double meanings or multiple meanings (dad jokes!)

Sneaky snakes slithered their way south. /s/

French fries are my Achilles heel!

Who knows why the cool wind blows / or where it goes, or what it knows. /ow/

The hill was a thrill that Will flew down quickly. /l/

The heatwave this year was an extinction level event.

Her tissue-paper skin was transparent and pale.

The clatter and rattle of the can distracted us.

personification example

The cruel wind hurled icy pellets at my face.

The diamond shimmered as the sun shone on it.

The diamond gleamed like a light in the darkness.

The ripe, swollen, pockmarked moon hovered behind the mountains in the breaking light of dawn.

awfully pretty / foolish wisdom / easy challenge

I feel totally under the weather today.

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FL Notes Practice26

Figurative Language terms and definitions

Term	Definition
Figurative Language	Language where the writer conveys meaning in unexpected ways and through the use of unusual comparison
simile	Compares two unlike things using “LIKE or “AS” in order to point out a shared trait
metaphor	Compares two unlike things WITHOUT using “like” or “as” in order to point out a shared feature
personification	Giving HUMAN_ qualities to animals or inanimate, non-living things.
hyperbole	An exaggerated expression used for dramatic or comic effect
idiom	A figure of speech that can not be taken literally but is understood figuratively
oxymoron	A contradiction in terms; two things that are opposites paired together in a creative phrase
imagery	Language that uses powerful descriptions to activate the five senses when read
alliteration	The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of a word
repetition	Repeating a word, phrase or sound to add emphasis in a poem
assonance	The repetition of vowel sounds within and at the end words
consonance	The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words
onomatopoeia	A word that mimics the sound it represents
rhyme	Two or more words with the same or similar sounds; created with assonance and consonance
verbal irony	Someone says something, but means the opposite (What a great day, I failed a test and lost a shoe.)
dramatic irony	The audience is aware of something in the plot that the characters are not aware of
situational irony	When something turns out different from expected or contradictory to expectation. (The fireman comes home to find his home on fire.)
pun	The humorous use of words with double meanings or multiple meanings (dad jokes!)
alliteration example	Sneaky snakes slithered their way south. /s/
allusion example	French fries are my Achilles heel!
assonance example	Who knows why the cool wind blows / or where it goes, or what it knows. /ow/
consonance example	The hill was a thrill that Will flew down quickly. /l/
hyperbole example	The heatwave this year was an extinction level event.
metaphor example	Her tissue-paper skin was transparent and pale.
onomatopoeia example	The clatter and rattle of the can distracted us.
personification example	The cruel wind hurled icy pellets at my face.
not a simile example	The diamond shimmered as the sun shone on it.
simile example	The diamond gleamed like a light in the darkness.
imagery example	The ripe, swollen, pockmarked moon hovered behind the mountains in the breaking light of dawn.
oxymoron example	awfully pretty / foolish wisdom / easy challenge
idiom example	I feel totally under the weather today.
pun example	Dieting is a waist of time!

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