figurative language

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two similar things 
• tells what a person is doing

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

Definition:
The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. 

• Alliteration
• Symbol
• Assonance
• Rhythm

which is the best example of alliteration?

• Only three girls came to the picnic.
• She wants to see that movie.
• I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.
• The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!

2. Comparing two unlike things without like or as, is called a 

• Simile
• Metaphor

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Metaphor
• Simile

My dad is a rock.

• Metaphor
• Simile

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

The race car zoomed past the finish line.

• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

An extreme exaggeration from the truth.

• Assonance
• Rhyme
• Simile
• Hyperbole