Figurative Language

Front

Simile

Back

comparison using like or as

Front

Simile example: That shirt is yellow like the sun.

Back

That shirt is yellow like the sun.

Front

Personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to non-living things.

Front

Idiom: a common phrase that doesn't have a literal meaning

Back

a common phrase that does not have a literal meaning

Front

Metaphor:

Back

a direct comparison

Front

Hyperbole:

Back

an exaggeration

Front

Type of figurative language: "don't let the cat out of the bag"

Back

idiom

Front

Type of figurative language for "time flies"?

Back

personification

Front

Type of figurative language: "you are a star"

Back

metaphor

Front

Figurative language: "you are as pretty as a picture"?

Back

simile