Figurative Language

Front

Comparing 2 things using 'like' or 'as': Her hair is as smooth as silk.

Back

simile

Front

Comparing 2 things without 'like' or 'as': He is an angel.

Back

metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to objects or ideas: The leaves danced across the street.

Back

personification

Front

Exaggeration to show strong feeling: "I'm starving!"

Back

hyperbole

Front

A word that makes a sound: Pow! Swish.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

A saying not meant literally: "It's raining cats and dogs."

Back

idiom

Front

Two words that contradict each other: Jumbo shrimp

Back

oxymoron

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words. Example: Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Back

alliteration

Front

Creates a picture in the reader's mind: The dark quiet alley had shadows lurking before me.

Back

imagery

Front

Repeating sounds, words, or phrases in poetry. Example: The time ticked away.

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repetition