Figurative Language

Front

Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

Back

Simile

Front

Life is a roller coaster ride.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Lightning danced across the sky during the storm.

Back

Personification

Front

Words that represent a sound.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Siblings fought like cats and dogs.

Back

simile

Front

Uses extreme exaggeration.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Compares two things without "like" or "as."

Back

metaphor

Front

Two or more words in a line start with the same sound.

Back

alliteration

Front

Rootbeer fizzed in cup.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Lisa's lizards leaping on her lawnchair.

Back

alliteration