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Literary Terms for House on Mango Street ©2013 Worldwide Hock
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Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
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Idiom An expression (figure of speech) that does not mean what it literally says.
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Alliteration Repetition of initial (first) sounds in a series of words
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Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents.
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Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
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Hyperbole Exaggeration or overstatement.
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Personification Giving human qualities to animals or objects
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Symbol An object or action that means more than its literal meaning.
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Simile Zach is like an oxstrong and buff.
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Hyperbole Anthony Haselbauer is a giant!
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Personification The curtains winked at me.
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Idiom Its raining cats and dogs. Lauren is driving me up the wall.
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Onomatopoeia Bam! Buzz. Hiss. Quack.
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Symbol U.S. flag = freedom, American Dream, success, etc.
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Alliteration Skylar sells seashells at the seashore.
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Metaphor Ms. Dahms is the sunshine of my life.
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