Figurative Language

Front

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

Back

simile

Front

Repeated consonant sounds at the start of words.

Back

alliteration

Front

Words whose sound suggests meaning.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Comparison showing similarity between two things

Back

metaphor

Front

Giving human qualities to things and ideas.

Back

personification

Front

A phrase with a meaning different from its dictionary definition.

Back

idiom

Front

Extravagant exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Front

JB's eyes are ocean wide.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Laughing and waving scissors like a flag.

Back

simile

Front

747 ZOOM ZOOM!

Back

onomatopoeia