figurative language 1
A way to compare 2 things using "like" or "as"
Simile
A phrase or expression in which the meaning is different from the actual words intended.
Idioms
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Personification
Compares 2 things without using like or as
Metaphors
A figure of speech containing an apparent contradiction
Oxymoron
A group of words that have the same beginning sounds
Alliteration
Words that imitate the sounds it represents
Onomatopoeia
When the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character
Dramatic Irony
When a character says one thing but means the opposite (sarcasm)
Verbal Irony
Refers to the mental pictures that readers experience when reading literature
Imagery
What actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
Situational Irony
Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
Hyperboles
An ordinary object, event, person or animal to which we have attached a special meaning to
Symbolism
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word with the similar sound.
Pun
My room is a five star hotel.
Metaphor
It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
Boom, Bang, Zoom, Thump!
Onomatopoeia
The boys locker room smelled really good!
verbal irony
Jumbo Shrimp, Bitter Sweet
Oxymoron
She swims like a fish.
Simile
Bowsers big bad biceps.
Alliteration
Tim's parents are proud of the A's he got on his report card, but we know he cheated!
Dramatic Irony
The morning sun peeked over the horizon.
Personification
I'm so tired I could sleep for a million years!
Hyperbole
Stealing someones coffee is called mugging!
Pun