Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Jillian sang as beautifully as a bird.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Mark is a cheetah, running through the wild.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, 'The owl hooted in the tree.'

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What is hyperbole?

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

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is an idiom?

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

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Identify the figurative language: 'His mouth was like a volcano.'

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This is a simile because it compares his mouth to a volcano using 'like'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The baby's tears were a flowing river.'

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This is a metaphor because it describes the baby's tears as a river without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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This is personification because it gives human qualities to the wind.

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What does 'The classroom was a zoo' mean?

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This is a metaphor that suggests the classroom was noisy and chaotic, like a zoo.