Figurative Language

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

a sentence or phrase with words that start with the same SOUND

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

To describe something in an extremely exaggerated way

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• idiom

To describe non-human things with HUMAN qualities.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

A comparison of two unlike things USING like or as.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Comparing two things by saying one is another.

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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

• idiom

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Example: The car crashed with a loud BOOM!

• onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Example: Wonderful wombats wind up windmills.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

Example: I have one million things to do!

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification