Figurative Language Review

A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 

• Alliteration 
• Hyperbole 
• Assonance 
• Allusion

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Metaphor 
• Simile
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 

When the word makes the sound as it is spelled 

• Assonance
• Alliteration 
• Figurative Language 
• Onomatopoeia

An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 

• Hyperbole 
• Idiom 
• Simile
• Alliteration 

An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Metaphor 
• Onomatopoeia

Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words 

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Idiom 

The repetition of internal vowel sounds in the same sentence. 

• Figurative Language
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Assonance

"The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky" is an example of 

• Hyperbole
• Idiom
• Personification 

"He's so honest, you might as well call him Abe!" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Allusion 

BANG! is an example of 

• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Assonance