Figurative Language

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

• idiom

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom." is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

"Peter pranced playfully around the playground." is an example of...

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile