Figurative Language

Front

An exaggerated expression

Back

hyperbole

Front

Compares two unlike things directly

Back

metaphor

Front

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Back

alliteration

Front

Compares two unlike things using like or as

Back

Simile

Front

Giving human traits to inanimate objects

Back

Personification

Front

Words that sound like their meaning:

Back

onomatopeia

Front

Expression with non-literal meaning

Back

idiom

Front

Pop! went the top of the soda bottle.

Back

onomatopeia

Front

Jacob was a perfect angel during school.

Back

metaphor

Front

The baby was as light as a feather when I picked him up.

Back

simile