Figurative Language

Front

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Back

simile

Front

A direct comparison of two things

Back

metaphor

Front

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a word

Back

alliteration

Front

When something that is not human takes on human qualities

Back

personification

Front

A word form of a sound

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Back

Simile

Front

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

Back

Simile

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "My plants are begging for water."?

Back

Personification

Front

Buzz Buzz!! I could hear the bees getting closer and closer.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

The character of Lois Lane in Superman is played by the actress Amy Adams.

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alliteration