Simile - a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two unlike objects, Metaphor - states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but does NOT use like or as to make the comparison, Personification - giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate (not living) objects, Alliteration - repetition of the initial consonant sound. There should be at least two repetitions in a row, Onomatopoeia - imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures, or visualize, things, people, or places that are described. Sometimes a word names a thing or action by copying the sound, Symbolism - occurs when one thing stands for or represents something else, Hyperbole - intentionally exaggerated figures of speech, Imagery - involves one or more of the five senses – the abilities to hear, taste, touch, smell, and see. An author uses a word or phrase to stimulate your memory of those senses and to help create mental pictures, Idioms - an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. They are overused expressions, Oxymoron - pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory, Allusion - a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is hopefully familiar. It allows a writer to compress a great deal of meaning and significance into a word or phrase,

Figurative Language Warm Up

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