Figurative Language

Front

Comparing two objects using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Compares directly to something else

Back

metaphor

Front

A phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning.

Back

idiom

Front

exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Front

Human traits and emotions assigned to non-human entities.

Back

Personification

Front

The house was as black as night.

Back

simile

Front

Her cheeks were on fire.

Back

metaphor

Front

Raining cats and dogs.

Back

idiom

Front

Florida is a million miles away.

Back

hyperbole

Front

It was so hot at Green Lake that the air was sweating.

Back

personification