Figurative Language Review

A word that mimics the sound of an object or action it refers to.

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

A sentence or phrase with words that start with the same letter or sound.

• Onommatopoia

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

To describe something in an extremely exaggerated way.

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

To describe non-human things with human qualities.

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Personification

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Figurative Language

Comparing two things by saying on is another.

• Simile
• Imagery

• Idiom

• Metaphor

A phrase that means something different than what it says. It should not be taken literally.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Idiom

Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Imagery

• Idiom

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie