Alliteration: Figurative
Language
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words of a line of poetry or a sentence.
Alliteration Examples:
Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue bubbles. Clever Clifford Cutter clumisily closed the closet clasps. Dwayne Dwiddle drew a drawing of dreaded Dracula.
Allusion:
Allusion is a reference to something with which the reader is likely to be familiar, such as a person, place, or event from history or literature.
Allusion Examples:
- she looked as beautiful as Cinderella on her way to the ball - it was as amazing as the parting of the Red Sea - The restaurant was weird and I didn't know what to expect next; I wouldn't have been surprised if a blond little girl jumped out and started tasting all of our soups to find one that was "just right." - He offered me the "forbidden fruit;" my mom told me not to eat candy but I wanted it so bad. - "I'll be back!" Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities
Onomatopoeia:
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
Onomatopoeia Examples: Bang Bonk Buzz Hiccup Ka-boom Plop Splash Beep Boom Clang Hiss Mumble Poof Splish Boing Burp Cuckoo Hush Murmur Pop Zap
Hyperbole / Exaggeration
Exaggeration is the obvious stretching of the truth.
Hyperbole Examples:
I'm so hungry, I can eat a horse The truck driver was so powerful... The movie was so bad... The rollercoaster made the kids so sick... The car was so fast... His father was so mad...
Personification:
Personification is a type of figurative language in which poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions.
Personification Examples:
The lyrics spoke to me The bird sings my cell phone died on me! her hair danced in the wind the dress was calling my name
Idiom:
An idiom is a common phrase made up of words that cant be understood by their literal, or ordinary meaning.
Idiom Examples
all bark and no bite full of talk but no action or substance all came out in the wash to be revealed, usually publicly all eyes and ears to be attentive
Imagery:
Imagery is language that appeals to the five sensestouch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
Imagery Examples
sight: the rose is bright red hearing: it sounds like the chirping of several birds, with their high voices. smell: the air smells like going to the countryside. fresh and green. no smell of smoke but the fresh waters and the leaves. touch: it feels bumpy yet gives off a welcoming warmth taste: it tastes sweet yet spicy at once, with a tinge of orange taste.
Metaphor:
A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things. It does not use the words like or as.
Metaphor Examples:
My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill. Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food. Words are bullets, and should be used sparingly, aimed toward a target.
Simile:
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.
Simile Examples:
As As As As As As As As clean as a whistle clear as crystal clear as mud cold as ice cool as a cucumber crazy as a loon cunning as a fox cute as a button
More Simile Examples
My love is like a red, red rose Her hair was like gravy, running brown off her head and clumping up on her shoulders. The day we passed together for a while Seemed like a bright fire on a winter's night You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye, but I'm getting blown away The air-lifted rhinoceros hit the ground like a garbage bag filled with split pea soup.
