Figurative Language

Uses "like" or "as" to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

the repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words; includes tongue twisters

• idioms

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• alliteration

An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true; includes tall tales.

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

a set of two or more words that mean something other than the literal meaning of the individual words

• oxymoron

• idioms

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

a comparison of two unlike objects without using "like" or "as." It says you are something.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• idioms

the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound of the sound made by an object or action

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear next to each other in a sentence.

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• idiom

a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

Cars dance across the icy road. This is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

"POP," "KERPLUNK," "BOOM." These are some examples of...

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia