Figurative Language

Front

Means extreme exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Front

Compares 2 unlike things using like or as

Back

simile

Front

Using human traits to describe non-human things

Back

personification

Front

Using the same letter sound throughout a sentence

Back

alliteration

Front

Compares 2 unlike things as one thing is another.

Back

metaphor

Front

Using sound words

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Leaves danced in the wind.

Back

personification

Front

Figurative language: This box weighs a ton!

Back

hyperbole

Front

Tim has a car, but it's a dinosaur.

Back

Tim's car is really old.

Front

Descriptive words appealing to the senses

Back

imagery