Figurative Language and Dialogue Review

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• hyperbole

• symbole

• mood

• personification

A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.

• onomatopoeia

• extended metaphor

• theme

• vivid word choice

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Life is a roller coaster ride.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The lightning danced across the sky during the storm.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The siblings fought like cats and dogs.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Has two or more words in a line that start with the same sound.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

The rootbeer fizzed as I poured it into my cup.

• metaphoroeia

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia