Figurative Language

Exaggerating to make a point.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Repetition of a VOWEL SOUND in a phrase.

• Allusion

• Simile

• Assonance

• Metaphor

Using an object to represent something else.

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

Comparing two things using "like" or "as".

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Personification

Using a word to make a sound.

• Idiom

• Cliche

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Comparing two things by saying one thing is the other.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Personification

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Personification

Using the same letter or sound at the BEGINNING of closely connected words.

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

Using words together that appear to contradict each other.

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

Making a comparison to another work or character.

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Alliteration