Figurative Language

Front

Comparison using "like" or "as"

Back

Simile

Front

The dog was as big as an elephant.

Back

Similie

Front

Comparison without "like" or "as"; not obvious.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Love is a lemon; either bitter or sweet.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Lightning danced across the sky.

Back

Personification

Front

When a non-human does something only a human can.

Back

Personification

Front

Word that sounds like its spelling.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

A saying with a deeper meaning, not taken literally; often common phrases.

Back

Idiom

Front

The bee BUZZED. Buzzed is an example of...

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Words next to each other with opposite meanings.

Back

Oxymoron