1.
Simile (noun): A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
[uses like or as to make a comparison] (You are as brave as a lion.) (Santa’s belly was like a bowl full of jelly.)
2.
Metaphor (noun): A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it does not literally apply. (Your head is full of rocks.)
3.
Alliteration (noun): refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases.(Laura laughs loudly like little leopards. )
4.
Onomatopoeia (noun): a word that imitates the sound it represents. (Boom!, Crackle, Chirp)
5.
Personification (noun): The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
(The evil sun shot down its burning rays on the lonely lawn chair.)
Rhyme (noun):
a.
End Rhyme- Words with end rhyme have the same ending sound (cry/bye; float/ boat) b.
Internal Rhyme- a rhyme between words in the same line (I love the way the wind sways the bales of
hay in November.)
7.
Imagery (noun): used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience [you can
“hear”, “see”, etc. what the words describe] (When you entered the store, you could hear the clanging and ringing of the registers wishing the Christmas shoppers a great holiday season. )
8.
Assonance (noun): resemblance of sounds between words. (I lie down by the side of my bride.)
9.
Prose (noun): matter-of-fact or commonplace written expression (novels, articles…)
10.
Idiom (noun): a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people (You have a chip on your shoulder./
Her father called her the apple of his eye.)
11.
Hyperbole (noun): intentional exaggeration (It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.)
12.
Meter (noun): arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses.
13.
Figurative Language (noun): The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions.
1.
Simile (noun): A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
[uses like or as to make a comparison] (You are as brave as a lion.) (Santa’s belly was like a bowl full of jelly.)
2.
Metaphor (noun): A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it does not literally apply. (Your head is full of rocks.)
3.
Alliteration (noun): refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases.(Laura laughs loudly like little leopards. )
4.
Onomatopoeia (noun): a word that imitates the sound it represents. (Boom!, Crackle, Chirp)
5.
Personification (noun): The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
(The evil sun shot down its burning rays on the lonely lawn chair.)
6.
Rhyme (noun):
c.
End Rhyme- Words with end rhyme have the same ending sound (cry/bye; float/ boat) d.
Internal Rhyme- a rhyme between words in the same line (I love the way the wind sways the bales of
hay in November.)
7.
Imagery (noun): used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience [you can
“hear”, “see”, etc. what the words describe] (When you entered the store, you could hear the clanging and ringing of the registers wishing the Christmas shoppers a great holiday season. )
8.
Assonance (noun): resemblance of sounds between words. (I lie down by the side of my bride.)
9.
Prose (noun): matter-of-fact or commonplace written expression (novels, articles…)
10.
Idiom (noun): a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people (You have a chip on your shoulder./
Her father called her the apple of his eye.)
11.
Hyperbole (noun): intentional exaggeration (It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.)
12.
Meter (noun): arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses.
13.
Figurative Language (noun): The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions.