1.) Onomatopoeia - <span>The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.
Meow purred the cat as I scratched behind it's ear.
2.) Personification - </span><span>A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal or idea. </span><span> The cat rolled it's eyes at it's humans obnoxious behaviour.
3.) Alliteration - </span><span>The repetition of sounds/letters at the beginning of a word.
</span>The keeper c<span>ouldn’t </span>k<span>eep all the cats in their cages. </span><span> 4.) Pun - A play on words.
You have cat to be kitten me right now!
5.)Hyperbole - An over-exaggeration.
The cat jumped so high I swore it was going to the moon!
6.) Idiom - </span><span>A figurative meaning of the connotation of the word. (Different from the literal meaning.) </span><span> Well, she sure is another breed of cat, I'll tell you that!
(omg it rhymes too how exciting !!)
7.) Simile - </span><span>A comparison using like or as. </span><span> The cat's fur was as dark as night.
8.) Metaphor - </span><span>A comparison not using like or as. </span><span> The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth!!
Simile: it describes something comparing it to something else. It usually uses the words <em>like</em> or <em>as. </em>"That cat is as big as a panther!"
Metaphor: it describes a subject or action figuratively by making a comparison. "That cat is a panther"
Hyperbole: is the exaggeration of ideas in order to make an emphasis. "That cat is bigger than a panther!"
Personification: is when you give human atributes to an idea or animal. "That cat prances like a beauty queen"
Allitration: occurs when words that have the same first consonant sound, are close together. "Calmly having a catnap, the cat is c
lawing at the curtains"
I hope you find this information useful and interesting! Good luck!
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