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Figurative Language

TermDefinition
alliteration The repetition of beginning sounds (usually consonants) in nearby words.
hyperbole Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
idiom An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
imagery Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses
metaphor A word or phrase for one thing that is used as a comparison for another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar (without "like" or "as"
onomatopoeia The forming of a word (as “buzz” or “hiss”) in imitation of a natural sound
personification Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing
simile A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as
allusion A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
meiosis (understatement) - 8th grade only The presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect; understatement
alliteration example “Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before” - "The Raven," Edgar Allan Poe
allusion example “The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere.” Walden, Henry David Thoreau
hyperbole example "I've seen this movie a hundred times."
idiom example “Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.” -A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
imagery example "After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow."
meiosis example (8th grade only) "Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch.” -Mercutio after he is mortally wounded by Tybalt - Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
metaphor example “Our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.” -Sand and Foam, Khalil Gibran
onomatopoeia example “Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells— From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.” -“The Bells,” Edgar Allan Poe
personification example “Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.” - “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson
simile example "She was a quiet as a mouse."
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