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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. By Kirby Scott. Personification. Animal given human like qualities or an object given life like qualities Example : The boat hugged the shore. Alliteration. Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of the words.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language By Kirby Scott

  2. Personification • Animal given human like qualities or an object given life like qualities • Example : The boat hugged the shore.

  3. Alliteration • Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of the words. • Example : Caleb calls Chris cause he’s coming to California Caleb California Chris

  4. Assonance • Repeated vowel sound in a line or lines of poetry

  5. Hyperbole • Exaggeration often used for emphasis • Example : Man that’s like a million times harder

  6. ONOMATOPOEIA • Words that imitate the sound they are naming. • Example : The boat hissed over the shore.

  7. Metaphor • A direct comparison of two unlike things. • Example : My words are a river flowing.

  8. Simile • A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” • Example : The cheetah ran as fast a car.

  9. Imagery • Create mental images • Example : The dog ate pizza.

  10. Idiom • An expression where the literal meaning of a word is not the meaning of the expression. • Example : Its raining cats and dogs.

  11. Consonance • The repeated consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words. • Example : Don’t eat in that tent!

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