Figurative language Definitions
Metaphor
what is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Line
A sentence in a paragraph or poem
Hyperbole
This homework is going to take my a billion years to finish
Personification
what is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Lyrical
is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings,
Metaphor
The teacher is a mother hen
Simile
what is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
typically
spoken in the first person
Personification
my phone was telling me to get up this morning
Alliteration
what is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Narrative
poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well
Simile
his hand was as cold as ice
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Onomatopoeia
words imitate real sounds
Alliteration
The dog drank daintily form her dish