states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. What figurative language is.
METHAPHOR
100
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Wath figurative language is.
Personification
100
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. What figurative language is.
Onomatopoeia
100
A pair of words that have the opposite meaning to emphasize the meaning. What figurative language is.
OXIMORON
100
is used to express the exact opposite of its literal meaning. Wat figurative language is
IRONY
200
uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. What figuartive language is.
SIMILE
200
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Wath figuartive lenguage is.
Alliteration
200
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. What figurative language is.
Hyperbole
200
an apparent contradiction that is nevertheless somehow true. Wat figurative language is.
paradox
200
is a description that is exaggerated for emphasis.
HIPERBOLE
300
Example: You are what you eat.
METAPHOR
300
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
ALLITERATION
300
He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
hyperoble
300
jumbo shrimp
OXIMORON
300
example: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles in which Oedipus searches to find the murderer of the former king of Thebes, only to discover that it is himself, which is known to the audience all along.