Figurative Language
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Definitions and examples using figurative language
Metaphor: A comparison not using like or as. I'm so hungry I could eat a hippo.
Alliteration: The same letter or sound at the beginning of a word. Ex: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
Assonance: The sound of words in a syllable or a tongue twister. Ex: Bailey went here and there and everywhere.
Hyperbole: To over exaggerate. Ex: My purse is so heavy it weighs a thousand pounds.
Onomatopoeia: A word that represents a sound. Ex: WOW!
Idiom: Meaning something different then the actual meaning. Ex: That cost an arm and a leg.
Irony- Verbal: Sarcastic or a figure of speech. Ex: She is as nice as a shark. Situational: A device that is in literacy that you can find in literacy works. Ex: The ones that think they wanted to get recognized. Dramatic: When someone knows about something but the character does not. Ex: When someone is planning to get married but people know the man is going to go with another girl.
Personification: It is when something is given a human characteristic. Ex: The air is breathing really heavy.
Imagery:Its when the author is trying to give you a mental picture of something. Ex: On the beach with dolphins jumping out of the water.