Figurative Language

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

A word that is a sound.

Front

Alliteration

Back

Same beginning sound repeated

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Front

Metaphor

Back

A comparison not using like or as.

Front

Simile

Back

Comparison using like or as

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggeration

Front

I am as hungry as a bear! Example of...

Back

simile

Front

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ......

Back

personification

Front

The sad student sat silently in the room. Example of...

Back

alliteration

Front

BAM! The door shut behind me. This is an example of...

Back

onomatopoeia