Figurative Language

The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

A comparison using like or as.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Similie

Exaggerated statements for emphasis or effect.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Oxymoron

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Lightning danced across the sky.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Crash went the thunder.

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Geckos are known for their crafty climbing capabilities.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Personification

The wind grabbed my scarf!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

I’m dying of laughter.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

The ice cream was calling my name!

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Oxymoron