FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Alliteration
Definition: An alliteration is a short piece of writing that mostly all the words start with the same letter.
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Personification
Definition: giving human qualities to an animals or objects
Example; the wind whistled throughout the day
Example; the wind whistled throughout the day
similes
Definition: a simile is comparing two things using the words like or as
Example: i am as smart as a pro
Example: i am as smart as a pro
Metaphors
Definition: a metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as
example: life is a journey
example: life is a journey
idioms
definition:an expression that doesn't mean what the words say
example: you fell out the wrong side of the bed
example: you fell out the wrong side of the bed
onomatopeoia
definition: a sound but also a word
example: smash
example: smash
hyperbole
definition: extreme exaggeration
example: i will literally die if you don't start using hyperboles correctly
example: i will literally die if you don't start using hyperboles correctly