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Figurative Language  Writing that conveys ideas beyond the literal meaning of words Figurative language quiz  http://www.quia.com/quiz/449371.html http://www.quia.com/mc/27167.html

Alliteration The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables ; The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by ; Tongue Twisters also fall into this category; she sells sea shells by the sea shore

Examples of alliteration http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm Interactive antonym quiz http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/literature/Alliteration.htm Interactive review of alliteration and similes http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes26/gumbie7/PoetryPieces.html Allusion

Hyperbole Big exaggeration, usually with humor ; mile-high ice-cream cones; I was so hungry I could eat a horse; I've told you a million times to sit down Examples of hyperbole  http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/hyperbole/hyperbole2.html Interactive quiz on hyperbole  http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/literature/hyperbole.htm

Idiom A phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words; A chip on your shoulder, a piece of cake Video Lesson http://www.autoenglish.org/videos/idioms.htm Links to idioms dictionaries http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=3 Click here to play interactive idiom games! http://sb058.k12.sd.us/idioms/idiom_games.htm http://www.nadasisland.com/idioms/

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Metaphor Comparing two things by saying one thing is another Follow the link to play an interactive metaphor game http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm Interactive Metaphor quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/119849.html  Onomatopoeia  A word or phrase that is pronounced to like the sound it is describing; Bark, Boom, Woof

Personification Giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea; The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close; The sun smiled down on me, The grass danced in the breeze

Simile Comparing two things using like or as. The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky Follow the link to complete an interactive simile game http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/simile1.htm