Figurative Language Review

hints or clues about what is to come

Writing that uses the five senses to create "pictures"

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"

an interruption in the chronological order

giving human traits or qualities to an object or idea

words or phrases relating to a focused idea repeated in order to form a sense of unity

when words or acts of a character convey meaning understood by audience but not by characters.

A reference to a person, place or thing of historical or literary significance

when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound

Exaggeration for effect

inner thoughts spoken out loud

unrhymed iambic pentameter

repeating the same starting sound