Figurative Language

Front

Comparison of two unlike things with something in common, using LIKE or AS.

Back

simile

Front

Comparison of two unlike things with something in common. No 'like' or 'as'.

Back

metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman objects

Back

personification

Front

Over exaggeration example: I jumped so high I touched the sky.

Back

hyperbole

Front

A term with two contradictory words that make sense overall. Ex: big baby.

Back

oxymoron

Front

Phrase with no literal meaning. Example: Once in a blue moon. Meaning: Rarely happens.

Back

idiom

Front

Type of figurative language in: 'It took me a hundred years to finish my homework.'

Back

hyperbole

Front

Type of figurative language in: 'The students were as busy as bees.'

Back

simile

Front

"The city was a jungle" is an example of?

Back

metaphor

Front

Type of figurative language in: 'The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for winter.'

Back

personification