Figurative Language - Definitions

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Comparison of two unlike things by stating one is another.

Back

metaphor

Front

Exaggeration that cannot be true

Back

hyperbole

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman things

Back

Personification

Front

Expression with a meaning different from its literal words

Back

idiom

Front

Means exactly what it says

Back

Literal language

Front

Uses words/phrases with non-literal meanings

Back

figurative language

Front

Describes using 5 senses; helps visualize.

Back

Imagery

Front

Indirect reference to something, calling it to mind without naming it.

Back

allusion

Front

Repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words.

Back

assonance