Unit 4A Word Analysis: Figurative Language

Authors use figurative words and phrases to appeal to the senses and add depth and meaning to the text

This year we have covered similes, metaphors, and personification. Here are some new ones...

Alliteration is the repetition of a repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words.

Best Burgers at the Beef Barn

She sells seashells by the seashore

Dodgers Demolish Tired Tigers

a word the imitates the sound it represents

Chirp

clang

purr

A type of figurative language in which writers exaggerate a point in a memorable way.

My teacher gave me tons of homework!

Ted was over the moon after scoring the winning goal.

Use alliteration in the titles

Use hyperbole to emphasis a point

Describe a sound with an onomatopoeia