Figurative Language: The Crossover

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

An extreme exaggeration

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Giving non-living things human-like characteristics

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Do not take it literally, it does not mean exactly what it says

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• prefix

"My mom was like gold to me"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

"My hair like wings, each lock lifting me higher and higher..."

• Josh is sitting on the bench

• Josh is jumping really high

• Josh is falling on the ground

• Josh is standing on the sidelines

"The gym is a loud, crowded circus"

• The fans are going wild during the game

• The fans are silent during the game

• The school is having a carnival

• Josh and JB are at the fair

"My stomach is a roller coaster"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

"I'm about to put on a show"

• Josh is going to sing a song

• Josh is going to show off his basketball skills

• Josh is going to a concert

• Josh is going to break dance