click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Fig Lang Poet LCS
Mrs. Large's Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlikely things without using like or as. |
| simile | A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as. |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point. |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |
| Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
| Assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds |
| Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases |
| Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
| Pun | A play on words- sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. |