Figurative Language Review

Compare two things using the words like or as.

• metaphor
• idiom
• personification
• simile

Compare two things without using the words like or as.

• metaphor
• idiom
• personification
• simile

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• idiom
• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor

A silly expression that can NOT be taken literally.

• alliteration
• oxymoron
• idiom
• imagery

An extreme exaggeration.

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• alliteration

When a series of words have the same beginning sound.

• alliteration
• imagery
• oxymoron
• onomatopoeia

When words contradict each other.

• idiom
• oxymoron
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

Sound words.

• onomatopoeia
• simile
• idiom
• alliteration

Descriptive words that appeal to your senses.

• alliteration
• imagery
• oxymoron
• hyperbole