Figurative Language Defination

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes https://o.quizlet.com/i/BzjQKyX92hSFYfQL_ZuYfw_m.jpg

Idiom

An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words EX: it's raining cats and dogs. https://o.quizlet.com/i/ozfAYdrAkSTYfBV09nzbjg_m.jpg

Onomatopoeia

When the word makes the sound as it is spelled.(e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6580156217_87ac2f97b6_m.jpg

Hyperbole

an overstatement or exaggeration https://o.quizlet.com/i/e4X_-jokfo9xl8JRsc7Cpw_m.jpg

Metaphor

comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as"

Simile

comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"

Example: They fought like cats and dogs!

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Example: He is a snake! (meaning:He is a bad person)

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Alliteration

using the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. https://o.quizlet.com/i/LR7xdyecZunUZUe5KkKz1A_m.jpg