I SHAMPOO" Figurative Language

figurative language

Language where You DON'T say exactly what you mean, comparing, exaggerating, and understating the situation to make the writing more exciting.

idiom

a phrase that cannot be taken literally, but its meaning is understood ("Get your head out of the clouds."),

simile

comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" ("Susan is as gentle as a kitten.")

hyperbole

an exaggeration so dramatic, no one could believe it; overstate to emphasize a point ("I've told you a million times to clean up your room!")

alliteration

the repeating of the same letter or sound, especially consonant sounds....including tongue twisters ("Miss Warren was worried when Wendy was waiting.")

metaphor

comparing two unlike things without using like or as; calling one thing another; saying one thing is something else ("Her eyes were sparkling emeralds.")

personification

giving human characteristics to things that are not human ("The angry flood waters slapped the house.")

oxymoron

words or phrases in which contradictory or opposite
terms are used together ("jumbo shrimp")

onomatepeoia

the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action; words that sound like what they mean ("zoom," "buzz")