Fig. Laguange

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• similie

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

words that sound like the action they refer to.

• metaphor

• similie

• hyperbole

• aliiteration

• onomatopoeia

when animals or objects act like people

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

the repetition of the beginning letter sounds

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

an exaggeration of the truth often used for humor

• metaphor

• similie

• hyerbole

• alliteration

He was a hungry horse

• similie

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

The cat purred quietly beside me.

• similie

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

The storm chased the children into the house.

• similie

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Sam the sailor sailed the seas.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• similie

• metaphor