Basic Figurative Language Devices

Front

Simile

Back

using "like" or "as"

Front

Metaphor

Back

comparison without "like" or "as"

Front

Personification

Back

human traits to non-human things

Front

Hyperbole

Back

exaggeration for effect

Front

Alliteration

Back

of initial consonant sounds

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

that imitate sounds

Front

Idiom

Back

with a meaning different from its literal words

Front

"The wind whispered through the trees"

Back

Personification

Front

"He was as brave as a lion"

Back

Simile

Front

"Time is a thief"

Back

Metaphor