Figurative Language

The repetition of the first letter (or sound) of each word in a sentence or phrase 

• personification 
• simile 
• alliteration
• metaphor

An exaggeration of what could happen in real life. 

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• alliteration
• idiom

Expressions that mean something different than the words or phrase might indicate.

• idiom
• simile 
• onomatopoeia 
• personifcation

A word that represents a sound.

• personifcation
• onomatopoeia 
• metaphor
• idiom 

Giving human traits to nonhuman things.

• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor
• simile

Compares two things using the word "like" or "as." 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• pun

Compares two things, saying something IS something else. 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• pun

She is as happy as a clam.

• simile
• metaphor
• pun
• alliteration

The stars are smiling and winking at us!

• personification
• alliteration
• idiom
• metaphor

She is a tall building.

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• personification