Figurative Language

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Year 10 (English) Grade 10 Exam Fichas sobre Figurative Language, creado por Kim Mckinlay el 21/09/2016.
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Consonance Where consonants repeat in the middle or end of words. E.g. maMMals naMed saM are claMMy.
Onomatopeia When a word's pronunciation imitates its sound. E.g. Oink, Snort, Tap, Scratch, Swish
Repetition Repeating a word or words for effect. E.g. repeating a main ideas or the question in an essay.
Rhyme The last syllable/s of words sound the same when spoken.
Imagery Language that appeals to the senses . Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. E.g. The cake smelt like heaven.
Idioms A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. E.g. over the moon, see the light.
Metaphor A way of describing something by comparing it to something else. Implied comparison between 2 unlike things. (is, was) E.g. The road was ribbon, wrapped through the desert. The sun was a golden orb.
Personification To give human characteristics to something that is not human (ie. animals, objects, or ideas). E.g. The icy fingers of the wind caught me in their grasp.
Alliteration The repetition of the first consonant sound at the beginning of words. E.g. Tongue twisters.
Assonance The repetition of internal vowel sounds. Doesn't have to rhyme!! E.g. Red leather, yellow leather.
Simile A direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as. This is used to describe the thing. E.g. The flooded river was like a raging beast.
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead a reader, but to emphasize a point. E.g. You have hundreds of options.
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