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☆☆☆☆☆Language that goes beyond the ordinary meaning of words. Figurative language is different from literal language in that the former uses all kinds of techniques including metaphor, simile, and so on to get its message across whilst the latter (literal) uses straightforward factual language. Figurative speech is desirable for novel writing because it is more interesting but literal is more appropriate in an official document and in academic writing.
Non-literal or figurative language refers to words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words.
The word assonance is associated with poetry. The definition is a repetitive sound of a vowel.
A struggle for the defense of Islam
End rhyme
Consonant sounds tend to be stronger than vowel sounds.
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words
Repetition of sounds that create a feeling of forward motion
It creates a sense that the words go together or seem "right."
Defination of internal rhyme
slant rhyme is quieter and subtler
stars scatter... blah blah
and the clouds tatter and fade
consonant sounds tend to be stronger than the vowel sounds.Apex.
Wash the west-facing windows.
The moon was a bread crust in the sky or the loud music exploded in my ear
The school adopted a new policy
Cows nibble the flowers or geese wheel above the lake
The repetition of vowel sounds - APEX
the allusion will seem ironic or absurd
The repeated sounds of alliteration support the feeling that proverbs are “right.”
Words' connotations affect the reader's overall understanding of the writing.
