Figurative Language

Front

Repetition of consonant sounds

Back

Alliteration

Front

Reference to a famous person or event

Back

Allusion

Front

Hint of future events

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Exaggerated statements

Back

Hyperbole

Front

A figure of speech comparing one thing to another.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Words that sound like what they describe.

Back

Onamonapia

Front

Human-like qualities to animals/objects

Back

Personification

Front

Comparing unlike things using like, as, or as though

Back

Simile