Figurative Language

Front

Means extreme exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Front

Compares 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Describing non-human things with human traits

Back

personification

Front

Compares 2 unlike things as one thing is another.

Back

metaphor

Front

Figurative language: The leaves danced in the wind.

Back

personification

Front

Figurative language: 'This box is so heavy it weighs a ton!'

Back

hyperbole

Front

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

Back

Tim's car is really old.

Front

Figurative language: The pencil danced across the paper.

Back

personification

Front

Life is like a box of chocolates

Back

simile

Front

Cold enough for polar bears in jackets

Back

hyperbole