Figurative Language
By Emily Concepcion
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound
Assonance
The repetition of the sound of a vowel
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims
Irony- situational, verbal, and dramatic
Dramatic-The audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know.
Situational-occurs when the outcome of a work is
unexpected
Verbal- a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Personification
Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas.
Imagery
visually descriptive