Figurative Language

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using 'as' or 'like'

Back

simile

Front

Attributing human traits to objects, ideas, or animals.

Back

personification

Front

Example of: The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

Back

Simile

Front

Example of: Hope is the thing with feathers

Back

Metaphor

Front

Example of: The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

Back

Simile

Front

Emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

Back

Sound devices

Front

Words that end in the same sound (e.g., hat, cat)

Back

Rhyme

Front

Meaning of the simile: "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

Back

She gets really angry.

Front

The world was staring at me! This is an example of __________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Figurative language in 'He did stack the piles of shingles, but almost cried when a nail bit his thumb.'

Back

personification