Figurative Language
Comparison; uses "like" or "as"
simile
Repetition of the beginning consonant sound like "Sally sells seashells"
alliteration
In Finding Nemo, Marlin thinks of his wife and eggs every time he is in danger.
Flashback
Life is a rollercoaster
Metaphor
"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of this device
metaphor
Words that imitate sounds like "boom" or "buzz"
onomatopoeia
In The Lion King, Scar sarcastically says, "Oh, shall I practice my curtsy."
Verbal Irony
She's as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
"I've told you a million times" is a...
hyperbole
Repetition of vowels "the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"
assonance
In Frozen, Elsa sings, "The cold never bothered me anyway" What literary device is this?
Verbal Irony
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
This device gives human qualities to non human things
personification
Repetition of consonant sound "the pitter patter of little feet"
consonance
In The Incredibles, Syndrome says, "When everyone's super, no one will be"
Paradox
Jumbo shrimp
Oxymoron