Figurative Language

Front

Direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Indirect comparison of two things by stating one is another.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words

Back

Alliteration

Front

Phrases that mean something different than they say

Back

Idiom

Front

A word that sounds like its noise

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Gives human traits to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas

Back

Personification

Front

Figurative language in: 'The rock fell into the river with a splash!'

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Figurative language in: 'Lightning danced across the sky!'

Back

Personification

Front

Figurative language in: 'We wander through the wild woods.'

Back

Alliteration

Front

Figurative language in: 'Go out on a limb.'

Back

Idiom