Figurative Language

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Direct comparison of two things

Back

metaphor

Front

Repetition of the same letter at the start of a word

Back

alliteration

Front

Non-human traits as human qualities

Back

personification

Front

A word representing a sound

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Back

Simile

Front

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

Back

Simile

Front

My plants are begging for water.

Back

Personification

Front

Buzz Buzz!! I heard the bees approaching.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Lois Lane in Superman is played by Amy Adams.

Back

alliteration