Figurative Language/Poetry

A word that means exactly or nearly the same as another

• Alliteration

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Simile

Giving human qualities to non-living things.

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Words whose sound suggest its meaning.

• Onomatopoeia

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Alliteration

A word opposite in meaning to another

• Alliteration

• Antonym

• Simile

• Metaphor

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• Antonym

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Synonym

A comparison of two unlike things that implies one thing is similar to another.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

An extravagant exaggeration that can't possibly be true.

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

A comparison of two unlike items using the words like and as.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Synonym

• Idiom

A phrase whose literal meaning is different from the implied meaning.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Using very descriptive language so that the words paint pictures in the reader's mind.

• Idiom

• Personification

• Imagery

• Metaphor