Figurative Language

Giving human characteristics or abilities to non-human objects or things.

Example. The wind whistled.

• Idiom

• Repetition

• Personification

• Proverb

A traditional saying that often includes a common observation or truth.

Example: The early bird gets the worm.

• Adage

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

Sounds words

Example: BOOM, SNAP, CRUNCH

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Adage

• Repetition

An over-exaggeration

Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• Proverb

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Repetition of the first sound or sounds in a group of words.

Example: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Adage

• Hyperbole

A comparison of two objects, people or things using the words "like" or "as".

Example: She shines like the sun.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Adage

Using the same word, phrase, or sentence multiple times.

Example: Goodnight moon, Goodnight stars, Goodnight mom, Goodnight dad

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Idiom

An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say.

Example: She spilled the beans.

• Proverb

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

A direct comparison of two objects, people, or things without using "like" or "as".

Example: The tower is a mountain.

• Onomatopoeia

• Proverb

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

A popular saying that contains advice.

Example: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

• Proverb

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile