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Figurative Language Flipbook First Name Last Name Class Period

SIMILE A comparison between two unlike things using like or as to show a shared quality or trait. Ex. The cotton was as soft as a cloud. Your Example:

METAPHOR A direct comparison of two things without using like or as. Ex. She is ice. Ex. He is a lion on the football field. Your Example:

PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. Ex. The leaves danced on the trees. Ex. The wind whispered in my ear. Your Example:

ALLITERATION The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds. It provides emphasis. Ex. The day of his death was a dark, cold day. Ex. Peter Piper picked a pepper… Your Example:

Allusion A reference to a famous person, work, event, idea or text to help readers understand meaning. Ex: When my best friend and I go to the midnight showings of Twilight, we act like teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert!

Oxymoron Combines 2 normally contradictory terms. Ex: Deafening silence Icy Hot Jumbo shrimp Act naturally Terribly pleased

ONOMATOPOEIA Words that sound like what they mean. Ex. bang, boom, sizzle, crash, ring, beep, honk, buzz, oink, swish Your Example:

THEME The central message or life lesson in a work of fiction. Example: The theme in “The Three Little Pigs” is to do something right the first time and be prepared. My example”

SYMBOLISM An object that represents an idea or emotion. Example: wedding ring = commitment/love My example:

MOOD The reader’s emotional response to a text; mood is created through the reader’s word choice. My example: The mood of Charlotte’s Web in the scene where Charlotte dies is heartbreaking. My example

TONE The author’s or speaker’s attitude towards the subject he is writing about; identified through his word choice. Example: The tone of Earrings is one of frustration. My example:

DICTION The word choice used by an author to create a specific meaning and for a specific audience. Example: “I want them. I need them. I love them. Beautiful earrings. Glorious earrings.” My example:

HYPERBOLE (8 th grade) An overstatement or exaggeration without the intention of lying. Ex. You could knock me over with a feather! Ex. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! Your Example:

CONSONANCE (8 th grade) The repetition of two or more consonants at the end of a word or in the middle of words. Ex. …as in guys she gently sways at ease Ex. I think in a blink I will wink and it will cause a stink.

ASSONANCE (8 th grade) The repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming. Ex. Hear the mellow wedding bells. Ex. The crumbling thunder of seas. Your Example: