hyperbole
Alliteration
Stan the strong surfer saved
several swimmers on Saturday.
Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy
trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday.
A reference to another work of
literature, art, film, etc. The
reader understands to allusion and
the hidden meaning behind the
words.
Allusion…
The Grinch (in “How the Grinch
Stole Christmas”) is called
a Scrooge – a reference to “A
Christmas Carol”
Assonance
Princess Kitty will kiss Timmy T.
Tipper.
The pain may drain Drake, but
maybe the weight is fake.
exaggeration
Hyperbole…
I
nearly died laughing
•I was hopping mad
Authors use
Hyperbole
for emphasis
Use of figurative language to
create mental pictures by
appealing to one or more of the
five senses (sight, hearing, feeling,
smelling or tasting.)
He fumed and charged
like an angry bull.
The ants began their daily marching
drill.
The girl was a fish in the
water.
The balloon was a
feather floating away.
Onomatopoeia
Toot! Toot!
Glippp Gluppp Gluppp
Personification
The flowers danced in the
wind.
The friendly gates welcomed us.
Similes:
I am hungry as a horse.
He is happy as a clam.
He is sneaky as a snake.