This document provides an introduction to different types of figurative language including simile, metaphor, assonance, alliteration, personification, imagery, and their definitions. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words or phrases. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words. Personification gives human characteristics to non-human objects. Imagery appeals to our five senses through descriptive language. A metaphor directly compares two things, while a simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
3. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Figurative language is phrasing that goes beyond the literal
meaning of words to get a message or point across. ... Writers
create figurative language through figures of speech such as: Simile.
Metaphor etc.
4. ASSONANCE
Assonance is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds
within words , phrases or sentences
Eg; The light of the fire is a sight.(repetition of the long I sound).
5. ALLITERATION
This is the most common way of drawing attention to language ;
beginning 2 or more adjacent word with the same letter or we can say
a literery device in which a series of words begin with the same
consonant sound.
Eg; she sells seashells on the sea shore.
6. PERSONIFICATION
A technique where an object or a idea is given human characteristics .
It is used to convey the meaning that an item or thing has performed
an action when in reality it has not.
Eg; The sun smiled at me.
7. IMAGERY
Imagery is the literary term used for language and discription that
appealed to our five senses.
Eg; It was DARK and DIM in the forest.(the word dark and dim are
visual images).
8. METAPHOR
It is the direct comparison without using words like LIKE and AS.
Eg; My love is a red rose.
9. SIMILE
Simile is a form of comparison where we use the words LIKE and
AS.
Eg; My love is like a red lose.
