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1 Figurative Language An element of poetry (and writing) where words and phrases have alternate meanings

2 Onomatopoeia  Words that sound like their meaning  Ex: buzz, moo, clang

3 Personification  Giving human qualities to something non- human  Ex: The wind whispered

4 Simile  Comparison using “like” or “as”  Ex: Ms. Tucker sings like a toad

5 Metaphor  Direct comparison  Ex: the sun is a gold coin

6 Hyperbole  Extreme exaggeration  Ex: you scared me to death

7 Alliteration  Repetition of initial (beginning) sounds  Ex: literature loving Luci

8 Assonance  Vowel sounds are the same, but words do not necessarily rhyme  Ex: you should look through clues

9 Literary Term of the Day  Parody:  Literary work imitating the style of an author for comic effect

10 Gooseonomatopoeia Thump…thump…thump…thumpPuff…puff…puff…wheww!Whirr…splash!Errr…thu-dunk…thu-dunk…thu-dunk.Errr…thu-dunk…thu-dunk…thu-dunk.

11 Answer Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Thump…thump…thump…thumpPuff…puff…puff…wheww!Whirr…splash!Errr…thu-dunk…thu-dunk…thu-dunk.Errr…thu-dunk…thu-dunk…thu-dunk.

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