Figurative Language It is not LITERAL!.

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Figurative Language It is not LITERAL!

Peter Piper pecked a peck of pickled peppers. Alliteration Peter Piper pecked a peck of pickled peppers.

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Alliteration Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Assonance The cat sat on the mat.

Assonance Repeated vowel sounds.

Onomatopoeia The bees buzzed.

Words whose sound suggests its meaning. Onomatopoeia Words whose sound suggests its meaning.

Imagery Fear was his constant companion.

Creating pictures for the senses (through similes or metaphors). Imagery Creating pictures for the senses (through similes or metaphors).

The book was a passport to adventure. Metaphor The book was a passport to adventure.

A figure of speech stating two things are similar. Metaphor A figure of speech stating two things are similar. Comparing two unlike things

Simile She floated in like a cloud.

Simile A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’. It is not a simile if things are not being compared. She likes pizza. NOT A SIMILE

My backpack weighs a ton! Hyperbole My backpack weighs a ton!

Hyperbole A extravagant exaggeration.

Personification The cloud whistled as the storm passed by.

Personification Giving human qualities to ideas and things.

She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. Allusion She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa.

Allusion A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.

Symbol The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the democratic ideal.

Representation of something complex, general, or abstract. Symbol Representation of something complex, general, or abstract.

Oxymoron She softly shouted. It was a quiet riot.

A statement that is self- contradicting. Oxymoron A statement that is self- contradicting. It contains words that are the opposite of each other.

Unnecessary Words It is a complete total.

Unnecessary Words Redundancies An expression, usually two words, in which the first or second word is not needed because the second word cannot be qualified.

Figurative Language Cheat Sheet Oxymoron Symbol Hyperbole Personification Onomatopoeia Unnecessary Words Alliteration Assonance Allusion Simile Metaphor Imagery