1. Figurative Language
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Simile
Metaphor
Understatement
Personification
Hyperbole

3. Types of Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Understatement
Alliteration
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Idioms
Irony
Symbolism

4. Alliteration
Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.
Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

5. Imagery • Sight • Hearing • Touch • Taste • Smell
Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell

6. Onomatopoeia The use of words that mimic sounds.
Example: The firecracker made a loud ka-boom!

7. Idioms
An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.
Example: "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed," cannot be literally translated into another language word for word.

8. Irony
Spoken or written words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning
Examples:
It was irony when the sick person said he felt “just great”
You study all week for a spelling test, then misspell your name on the test
After tak­ing plea­sure in poi­son­ing your neighbor’s mean dog that bit you, your neigh­bor acci­den­tally backs over your dog in his car.

9. Symbolism
Symbolism occurs when a noun which has meaning in itself is used to represent something entirely different.
Examples:
An image of the American flag to represent patriotism and a love for one’s country.
In Chains, the image of chains are used to represent slavery and the oppression of a group of people during the time.