Figurative Language

Maci Barker

Simile

Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as

Example: That ballerina is like a graceful flamingo happily dancing in the water.

Hyperbole

Hyperbole: is where you exaggerate at or show a very strong felling or effect

Example: I will love you forever and always

Alliteration

Alliteration: the same constant sound as the words it comes before or after

Example: Tommy was a tom boy who was raised by toads. Tommy always climbed trees and then tumbled on the way home.

Metaphor

Metaphor: comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

Example: His heart is Antarctica.

Personification

Personification: letting something non-human have human traits

Example: The lake was tired and wrinkly this morning.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia: sound words that go with words that describe that.

Example: The lighting flashed after the thunder went BOOM!!

Idiom

Idiom: expressions or sayings that don’t have the exact meaning

Example: You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink it.