Figurative language

• Simile - comparison using "like" or "as".
• Personification - giving human qualities to non-human things.
• Metaphor - direct comparison without the use of "like" or "as".
• Hyperbole - exaggeration used for emphasis.
• Onomatopoeia - word that imitates sound it describes.
• Alliteration - repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.(Big Blue Bag)
• Idiom - a saying that has a different meaning from it’s literal meaning.
• Figurative language - language that uses words in a way that suggests something other than what the words actually mean.
• Juxtaposition - the placing of two or more elements side by side, often in contrasting ways, to create visual interest.
• Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every sentence.
• Caesura - a pause in the flow of a sentence or line of poetry usually from commas or colons.
• Repetition - the use of a word or phrase more than once in a sentence or paragraph.
• Olfactory imagery - the vivid description of smells.
• Auditory imagery - the vivid description of sounds.
• Gustatory imagery - the vivid description of tastes.
• Tactile imagery - the vivid description of touch.
• Visual imagery - the vivid description of sights.