Figurative language

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

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• oxymoron

Comparison that uses no connection words

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• cliche

Obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor to a story

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• imagery

• pun

Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images

• oxymoron

• imagery

• alliteration

• parallelism

A two-word or three-word phrases that contains opposite words or ideas, often contradicting each other.

• personification

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• parallelism

Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human

• pun

• assonance

• personification

• simile

A play on words usually through different meanings connected to the same word or different words that sound similar.

• oxymoron

• alliteration

• pun

• imagery

Repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in a group of words

• alliteration

• assonance

• parallelism

• personification

Repetition of the vowel sound at the beginning, middle or end of a group of words

• simile

• metaphor

• assonance

• imagery

Repetition of words, phrases, or sentences structures within the piece of writing

• hyperbole

• parallelism

• alliteration

• oxymoron