Figurative Language Concepts

The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words.

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.