FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Simile........................1
• Metaphor................2
• Personification.....3
• Idiom.........................4
• Alliteration.............5
• Hyperbole..............6

Simile
Comparing two alike nouns using like and as. I am as noisy as a parrot.

Metaphor
Comparing two unalike nouns without using like or as. I'm a walking encyclopedia.

Personification
Giving an object or animal human qualities. My iPad Mini came to life.

Idioms
Sayings that have hidden meanings. Butterflies were in my stomach during the orchestra concert.

Alliteration
Putting together words that have the same sound. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

Hyperbole
Big exaggeration, usually with humor. She is so dumb, she think Taco Bell is a mexican phone company.