Figurative Language Study Guide – Flashcards
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"But the stars came out and they danced about and again I ventured near."
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Personification
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"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark yard."
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Alliteration
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"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"
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Simile
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Figurative language is used to create this in literature tension.
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Imagery
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His legs were a well-oiled machine. Is an example of simile.
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Metaphor
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The wind whipped about as I unwound my Winnie the Pooh kite. This is an example of ...
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Onomatopoeia
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The road was endless; we were in the car forever.
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Hyperbole
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Comparison of two things using "like" or "as". "Her eyes were gray, like storm clouds; pretty but intimidating."
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Simile
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A comparison of two objects without using "like" or "as"; the two objects should be related in some way.
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Metaphor
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Apply human qualities to inanimate objects or abstracted ideas; making nonliving things come to life. "The valley marched all the way up to the water."
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Personification
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The repetition of the beginning sound of words next to each other (resembles tongue twisters). "His arms and legs were...with bulging biceps and triceps and a bunch of other 'ceps, all stuffed like baseballs under vein webbed skin."
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Alliteration
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Use of words to imitate natural sounds. "There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling BOOM! And our car exploded."
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Onomatopoeia
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Great or extravagant exaggeration (unrealistic statement). "I peel my forehead off the back of the driver's seat."
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Hyperbole
