Figurative Language

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor
• simile
• idiom
• imagery

Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• allusion

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• alliteration
• hyperbole
• repetition
• personification

Extreme exaggeration

• allusion
• simile
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

Sound effect words

• onomatopoeia
• allusion
• idiom
• metaphor

words in close proximity that have the same beginning consonant sound

• alliteration
• allusion
• onomatopoeia
• personification

A reference or comparison to a famous character or story

• hyperbole
• repetition
• allusion
• alliteration

Repeating words or phrases to create a special effect or for emphasis

• repetition
• simile
• metaphor
• personification

A phrase that can't be taken at its literal meaning

• repetition
• onomatopoeia
• idiom
• imagery

Using details from the five senses

• idiom
• imagery
• hyperbole
• simile