1. Part 1

2. SIMILE

3. Simile (noun) A comparison of two unlike things that uses “like” or “as” You are as brave as a lion. Santa’s belly was like a bowl full of jelly.

4. Metaphor

5. (noun) A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use “like” or “as” Your head is a box of rocks. You are the sunshine of my life.

6. Alliteration

7. (noun) repetition of consonant sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases Laura laughs loudly like little leopards.

8. Onomatopoeia

9. (noun) a word that imitates the sound it represents. Boom! Crackle Chirp

10. Personification

11. (noun) Giving something that is NOT human the characteristics of a human. The evil sun shot down its glaring rays on the lonely lawn chair. The clock laughed at me as I waited for hours in at the doctor’s office.

13. Imagery (noun) descriptive language that appeals to the five senses – you can “hear”, “see”, etc. what the words describe Hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell

14. Idiom

15. (noun) A common saying that is not meant literally You have a chip on your shoulder. She was the apple of his eye.

16. Figurative Language

17. (noun) The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such a way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions. Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and alliterations are all types of figurative language.

18. Hyperbole

19. (noun) An intentional exaggeration It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets. Everybody and their mom was in line to go to the bathroom.

20. Assonance

21. (noun) Repetition of vowel sounds between words. – The sounds in words sounds very similar to one another I lie down by the side of my bride.

22. Oxymoron

23. (noun) A pair of opposite terms in a single, unusual expression Agree to disagree Awfully nice Friendly enemy

24. Allusion (n)

25. Allusion (noun) A figure of speech where the speaker/narrator refers to another (usually famous) person, place, or work of art. Harriet Tubman was thought of as the Moses of her time. You could say that chocolate is my Kryptonite.