Figurative Language

Simile

• comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

Metaphor

• Comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"

Personification

• Giving human qualities to non-human objects

Hyperbole

• An extreme exaggeration to make a point, often with a humorous or mean effect

Idiom

• A word or phrase that does not literally mean what it says

Onomatopoeia

• A word that sounds the way it actually sounds

Alliteration

• Repeated consonant sound to start two or more words in a sentence

Irony

• A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

Symbol

• an item or idea that represents some larger idea of significance