Figurative Language

language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors

words or phrases that possess a separate meaning from their literal definition

Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words.

Examples:

- Liz loves lions.

- Walter wondered where Wendy was.

- Josh jumps joyously.

is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader

makes a comparison between two unlike things or ideas

gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas

a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing

Examples:

Whoosh

Splat

Buzz