1. Learning to “show” instead of “tell”
Figurative Language
Learning to “show” instead of “tell”

2. Alliteration
The repeating of BEGINNING consonant sounds
example:
creamy and crunchy crumpets

3. Consonance
Repeating consonant sounds at the END of words, or repeated sounds in the MIDDLE of words
examples:
I think I like the pink kite.
Some mammals are clammy
The lumpy, bumpy road

4. Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds
example:
On a proud round cloud.
The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plane.

5. Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis.
example:
“It’s so fluffy, I’m gonna die!”

6. Simile
Comparison using “like” or “as”
example:
You are cute as a button
Her room looked like a tornado blew through.

7. Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares two things without using the word like or as
example:
Life is a roller coaster.

8. Onomatopoeia
The use of a word whose sound makes you think of its meaning.
example:
buzz, swish, zing, zip

9. The repeating of a word to add rhythm or to focus on an idea
Repetition
The repeating of a word to add rhythm or to focus on an idea
Example:
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea Spongebob Squarepants Absorbant and yellow and porous is he Spongebob Squarepants

10. Personification
Given human qualities or characteristics to objects/ things that are not human
Example:
The tree’s leaves danced in the wind.
The teapot sang out loudly when it reached a boil.