Figurative Review

An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 

• Hyperbole 
• Idiom 
• Simile
• Alliteration 

When the word makes the sound as it is spelled 

• Assonance
• Alliteration 
• Figurative Language 
• Onomatopoeia

A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words

• Metaphor 
• Hyperbole
• Idiom 
• Allusion 

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Metaphor 
• Simile
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 

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

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Metaphor 
• Onomatopoeia

Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other 

• Simile
• Metaphor 
• Personification 
• Figurative Language 

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

• Hyperbole
• Idiom
• Personification 

BANG! is an example of

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Your face is as smooth as a baby's bottom is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Hyperbole

Life is a winding road is an example of 

• simile
• personificaiton
• metaphor