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Figurative Language. . K iandra Morrison October 11, 2011 5 th period. Personification . An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities. Ex: If the S un S miling D own , or a B oat H ugged T he S hore. Alliteration .
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Figurative Language. Kiandra Morrison October 11, 2011 5th period
Personification • An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities. • Ex: If the Sun Smiling Down, or a Boat Hugged The Shore.
Alliteration • Constant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words. • Ex: Sally seems to sit somewhere separate from Sonia.
Assonance • Repeated VOWEL sounds in a line or lines of poetry. • Ex: I made my way to the lake.
Hyperbole • Exaggeration often used for emphasis. • Ex: It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
Onomatopoeia • Words that imitate the sound they are naming. • Ex: With a buzz or a ding or a hiss or a roar.
Metaphor • Comparison with a person or thing. (don’t use like or as) • Ex: My mind is an ocean ; my words are a river.
Simile • A comparison of two things. (using like or as) • Ex: “O my love is like a red, red rose”.
Imagery • Use of language that create mental images. • Ex: the imagery of the phrase such sweet sorrow. (smell, touch, taste, or sound)
Idiom • A different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words. • Ex: Its’ raining hard ; It’s raining cats and dogs.
Consonance • Repetition consonant sounds close together. • Ex: I dropped the locket in the thick mud.