Figurative Language

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Simile

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A comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'; one thing is said to be another. Example: 'The classroom was a zoo during lunch break.'

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration used to make a point. Example: 'I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.'

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Idiom

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal words. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs' (meaning it’s raining heavily).

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Allusion

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A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of art. Example: 'This place is like the Garden of Eden' (a reference to the biblical paradise).

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same starting sound in a series of words. Example: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'

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Personification

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Giving human traits to something non-human. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates a sound. Example: 'The bee buzzed by my ear.'

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Oxymoron

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A phrase where two opposite words are used together. Example: 'It was a bittersweet moment.'