Figurative Language

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Figurative Language
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• Alliteration The repetition of usually initial
  consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
  or syllables.
• Assonance A resemblance of sound in words or
  syllables
• Cliché A word or phrase that has become overly
  familiar or commonplace.
• Hyperbole Big exaggeration, usually with humor.
• Idiom The language peculiar to a group of
  people.
• Metaphor Comparing two things by using one kind
  of object or using in place of another to suggest
  the likeness between them.

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• Onomatopoeia Naming a thing or an action by
  imitating the sound associated with it.
• Personification Giving something human qualities
• Simile A figure of speech comparing two unlike
  things that is often introduced by like or as
• Oxymoron A combination of contradictory terms
• Paradox A statement that contradicts itself
• Satire Form of humor where the writer or speaker
  tries to make the reader or listener have a
  negative opinion about someone, by laughing at
  them or making them look silly or foolish.
• Symbolism The practice of representing things by
  means of symbols.

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Im drowning in money
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
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Buzz, hiss, roar, woof
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Assonance
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Deafening Silence
Cliche
Oxymoron
Simile
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No pain, no gain
Symbolism
Alliteration
Cliche
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The stuffed bear smiled as the little child
hugged him close.
Personification
Metaphor
Assonance
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Mile-high ice-cream cones
Paradox
Satire
Hyperbole
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The wild and woolly walrus waits wonders when
well walk by.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Idiom
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She sings at the top of her lungs.
Cliche
Idiom
Paradox
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Television show like The Simpsons or South Park
who portray famous people and make them look
stupid
Symbolism
Simile
Satire
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I always lie
Paradox
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
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Fleet feet weep by sleeping geese
Assonance
Personification
Simile
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The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
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For Christians the cross or baptism
Cliche
Idiom
Symbolism