Figurative Language

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'boom' or 'sizzle.'

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other, like 'Time is a thief.'

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

Personification is giving human traits or qualities to non-human things, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind, like 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea.'

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, like 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

A symbol is a word, character, or object that represents a larger idea or concept, like a dove representing peace.

A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous effect, like 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'