FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
The repetition of vowel sounds but not consonants.
Examples: The cat sat on a mat.
ASSONANCE
• Meaning is not literal; includes words that say one thing and mean another.
• Examples of figurative language include similes, metaphors, personifications, and hyperbole.
FIGURATIVE
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• The act of giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea
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• Figurative
• Not literal; uses figures of speech
• Used to create vivid impressions
• Words that say one thing and mean another
• Literal
• Taking words for their exact meaning
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIGURATIVE AND LITERAL?
• Taking words for their exact meaning
LITERAL