Figurative Language Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Simile

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Figurative Language Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor Personification Idiom Hyperbole

Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound, as in “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” Examples: A cow kicked Kevin’s cousin. A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk. The skunk thought the stump stunk . What stunk the skunk or the stump?

Assonance The use of words that have the same or very similar vowel sounds near one another. “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.” - "With Love" by Thin Lizzy The black cat sat on the straw mat.

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., beep, cuckoo, sizzle, crash!) Examples: “Woof” "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz; Oh what a relief it is." - Slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S. Buzz Moo Ding Ding

Hyperbole A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in “If you don’t buy me an iPod, I’ll die!” or “This book weighs a ton.” Examples: She’s so small she has to run around in the shower to get wet. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

Simile Like a hammer and a nail, socks and shoes; We go hand in hand, like a rhythm and blues; What good is a man who hasn't got a dream? Bout as good as a car with no gasoline You're the one I'm dreaming of Got to have your love; Can't live without it; We were meant to be together, no doubt about it - Neal McCoy A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like" or "as". Examples: They fight like cats and dogs. His hands were as cold as ice.

Metaphor A figure of speech in which comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Examples: Crocodiles' teeth are white daggers. Love is a lemon – either bitter or sweet

Personification Giving something human qualities Examples: “Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie.” - Slogan for Oreo cookies The sun greeted me this morning.

Idiom A set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. Examples: He spilled the beans. You're walking on thin ice, Mister! It’s raining cats and dogs.

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