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Explore the art of figurative language with this comprehensive guide by Shelia Vann, designed for students and enthusiasts alike. Learn about personification, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and metaphors through vivid examples and explanations.
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Figurative Language By: Shelia Vann For: Mrs.Cox
Personification An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities Sun smiling down
Alliteration • Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of a words • Caleb calls Chris ‘cause he’s coming to California.
Assonance Repeated VOWEL sounds in a line or lines of poetry. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks.
Hyperbole • Exaggeration often used for emphasis. • It is going to take a bazillion years to get through Medical School.Read more
Onomatopoeia Words that’s imitate the sound they are naming . Buzz,ding,hiss or roar
Metaphor A direct comparison of two unalike things. My mind is an ocean; my words are a river .