Figurative Language

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• hyperbole

• symbole

• mood

• personification

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

Phrase:
pink and purple popsicles

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

Phrase:
The cup danced joyfully across the table.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Phrase:
heavy as a rock

• alliteration
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

Phrase:
Everyone knows that!

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• simile

"Cathy is a cute as a kitten" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile
• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor

"Ribbit!" the frog said to the snake. "You must let me pass!"  is an example of what type of figurative language?

• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration

"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework." is an example of what?

• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• personification