Figurative Language

Front

Comparison using like or as

Back

Simile

Front

Comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'

Back

Metaphor

Front

Exaggerated statement

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things

Back

Personification

Front

A statement with literal and non-literal meaning

Back

Idiom

Front

'Your smile shines as bright as the sun' is an example of a:

Back

Simile

Front

“You are what you eat” is an example of a

Back

Metaphor

Front

“I am so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of

Back

Hyperbole

Front

“You’ve got ants in your pants” is an example of

Back

Idiom

Front

“The pen jumped off the desk” is an example of

Back

Personification