Figurative Language

By: Brandy CoulterMrs. Cox 4th Period

~PERSONIFICATION~

An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities.

Example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky..

~Alliteration~

Consonant sounds repeated at the

beginnings of words.

Example: Fred’s friends fried

Fritos for Friday’s food.

AssonanceRepeated Vowels sounds in a line or lines of poetry.

Flash with a rash with give me my cash flicking' my

ashRunning with my money, son, go

out with a blast."

HYPERBOLE

Exaggeration often used for emphasis.

Example: I could eat a horse.

Onomatopeoia

Words that imitate the sound that they are naming!

Examples:

Ding-don

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