Figurative Language

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance
• repetition
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• imagery

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis

• alliteration
• repetition
• assonance
• consonance

A word that spells out a sound

• assonance
• hyperbole
• imagery
• onomatopoeia

The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together

• simile
• imagery
• consonance
• alliteration

The repetition of inner vowel (a-e-i-o-u) sounds in nearby words

• assonance
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

"Buzz - says the great buzzing bee."

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

"The air is like a butterfly"

• methaphor
• simile
• repetition
• onomatopoeia