Figurative Language
Hyperbole
: Exaggeration Ex- She will be doing dishes forever
Imagery
: To Use descriptive words to create an image in the readers mind (visualizing) Ex- he charged like an angry bull,the words spread like leaves in a storm
Irony
: Using words but meaning the opposite Ex- Fire truck on fire,His lines hit as soft as iron
Simile
: a comparison WITH like or as Ex- He Charged Like a Bull, Sharp as a razor.
Metophor
: a comparison WITHOUT like or as Ex-His life is a highway
Alluision
: a reference to an historical event or person Ex-A lyrical Houdini, Dolphins in 72 he wont loose
Personification
: giving human like qualities to non-human things like objects and animals Ex- The moon smiles, The city breathes
asonance
: repetition of vowel sounds within a word Ex- He seems the least beat in any season
Alliteration
: the repetition of initial consonant sound. Ex-Sally Sold Sea Shells on the Sea Shore
onomatopiea
: word that sound like what it is Ex- buzzing,moan,boom,crash,pow