Easy Definitions
A comparison between of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
"The fire lifted its tongue" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is personification?
An expression that does not make sense literally.
In the example "Strawberry lemonade is my kryptonite," kryptonite is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is an allusion?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as"; stating one thing is another thing
What is a metaphor?
"He cried a river" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together.
What is assonance?
"That cat had a snack" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is assonance?
Words that sound like what they mean
What is onomatopoeia?
"A red rose is typically associated with love" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is symbolism?
The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story is this.
What is mood?
"Found missing" and "pretty ugly" are examples of this kind of figurative language.
What is an oxymoron?
Vividly descriptive language that typically appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
"Boom! Pop! Crackle!" are all examples of this kind of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
The writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of the literary work.
What is tone?
"We walked together. We walked separately. We walked in a row" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is an anaphora?
When something represents something else
What is symbolism?
"When the teacher walked into the brightly lit classroom, he was enveloped in a cloud of heat and the stench of body odor" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is imagery?
An exaggeration so dramatic that no one could believe it.
What is hyperbole?
"The old man passed away" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is a euphemism?