S.H.A.M.P.O.O. Figurative Language Definitions – Flashcards

A comparison using the word "like" Example: "My love is like a red, red rose."

Exaggeration to an absurd degree for emphasis. Example: "I am so hungry I could eat a horse!"

The repetition of the same sound in a series of words for effect. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

A comparison that equates two things equally. Example: "The moon was a ghostly galleon . . . ."

Giving animals, objects, or even ideas "human" qualities.

A Greek word which literally means: sharp (oxy) dull (moron) referring to the combination of words that appear to be contradictory. Example: bittersweet, peaceful warrior.

Words that "imitate" the sounds they describe, such as bang, clang, hum, ding-dong, buzz, etc.