Figurative Language Language that uses imagery (pictures in your mind) and figures of speech
SIMILE A comparison between two things that are not alike, using words such as LIKE or AS
Example I am as hungry as a horse. His head is like a brick.
METAPHOR A comparison between two things that are not alike
Example Life is a journey.
HYPERBOLE Uses exaggeration for emphasis
Example I have told you a million times to clean your room.
PERSONIFICATION Figure of speech when inhuman objects are given human qualities
Example The trees were singing.
EQ13: Can I identify sound devices?
Alliteration The close repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words
Example Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.
Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds suggest meaning
Examples Buzz Boom Purr Write 3 more of your own…
Rhythm The sense of movement or pattern of accented or unaccented words or syllables.
Rhyme The repetition of ending sounds in words as in lines of poetry.
Try this….Write 5 more rhyming words for each word Sat Run Boy Dog
Repetition To repeat a sound, word, or phrase over and over again