Figurative Language Figurative language is language you have to “ figure ” out. Figurative language is not to be read literally. For example: The embarrassed girl ’ s cheeks were bright red apples.

Similes Similes compare two unlike things using the words “ like ” or “ as ”. For example: –Henry ’ s eyes were like deep blue oceans.

Metaphors Metaphors compare two unlike things implying that they are one in the same. Metaphors do not use the words “ like ” or “ as ”. For example: –After a day at the beach, the girl ’ s hair was brittle straw blowing in the wind.

Personification Personification gives non-human things human characteristics. For example: –During the storm, the wind howled loudly to warn us of possible danger.

Idiom Idioms are clichés….phrases that are commonly used, but are not meant to be taken literally. Example: Break a leg.

Hyperbole Hyperbole is exaggeration. “The garbage reached across the state.” »Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out

Sound Devices Sound devices are also used to create imagery. Sound devices create auditory imagery. Sounds the reader can hear.

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is a sound device. It allows the reader to hear the sound the word denotes. *buzz *pop *splash

Alliteration Alliteration is also a “ sound ” device. Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning consonant sound. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.