Figurative language

Comparing two things using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Giving human qualities to an object or idea

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

comparing two things without using like or as (saying ____ is ____)

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

• simile

a reference to a famous or historical event

• alliteration

• allusion

• imagery

• hyperbole

repetition of the same letter or sound within a group of words

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

• metaphor

descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (taste, sight, hearing, touch, smell)

• idiom

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

an expression that doesn't actually mean what the words say. It represents a different meaning

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• personification

an extreme exaggeration of a situation. (It's not as bad as it makes it seem)

• imagery

• allusion

• hyperbole

• idiom

Which is the following an example of?

The leaves danced across the yard.

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• personification

Which is the following an example of?

Johnathon was so exhausted he could have slept for a year.

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification