Figurative Language

Imagery refers to language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and evoke emotions in the reader.

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things.

Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like what they mean, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

A rhyme pattern is having the same sound at the end of two or more words.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, giving deeper meaning to objects, characters, or events.

An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.