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The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Example: snap, crackle, pop |
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A simile uses the words “like” or “as” or sometimes "than" to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee |
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The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
Example: You are what you eat.
He's a snake in the grass!
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A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.
The wind in the trees was whispering to me.
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The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
John jumped off the bridge.
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An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles.
Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all. |
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a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
It's raining cats and dogs!
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