Figurative Language Review

a comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• hyperbole

direction comparison that does NOT use like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• hyperbole

a description of a nonliving thing as if it is a person, or has human abilities

• simile

• imagery

• allliteration

• personification

an extreme exaggeration to emphasize an idea

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

• imagery

a word (or words) that mimic sound

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• metaphor

• allusion

the use of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

• imagery

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

using a word or phrase multiple times to emphasize an important idea. It repeats!

• repetition

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

vivid descriptions that appeal to the five senses. The words paint a picture in your imagination.

• personfiication

• metaphor

• imagery

• alliteration

a reference to a popular book, movie, person, and/or historical event

• allusion

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

"She sat in the library as timid as a mouse" is an example of...

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration