Figurative Language

 Non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities.  Example: Cornbread is calling my name. Ardreauna…..come eat me!

 Repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of two words or more adjacent words or stressed syllables.  Example: The big blue bunny eats blueberry muffins.

 Repetition of vowel sounds in words close together.  Example: I made my way to the lake.

 Exaggerated figure of speech for emphasis or effect  Example: The book weighted a ton.

 Use of words that sound like what they mean.  Example: buzz, purr, ding dong, slam.

 Comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally.  Example: Boy is a mule.

 Comparison of two things that are different, usually using the words like or as.  Example: My love is like a red, red rose.

 Create a mental image in your mind.  Example: As my mama was in the kitchen cooking, I could smell steak.

 An expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words.  Example: Have the upper hand or under the weather.

 Constant sounds close together.  Example: I dropped the locket in the thick mud.