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")