Figurative Language Practice Flashcards

Front

comparing two unlike things using like or as

Back

 simile

Front

compares unlike things without using like or as

Back

 metaphor

Front

giving an object or an animal human feelings, thoughts, or 

attitudes

Back

personification

Front

a word or a phrase that has a figurative meaning.  It is not 

meant to be taken literally

Back

idiom

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of 

words.

Back

alliteration

Front

Her blue eyes were fireflies.

Back

metaphor

Front

You were as brave as a lion.

Back

simile

Front

Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

Back

alliteration

Front

 In Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” the candles sing and dance.

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personification

Front

  Mike got up on the wrong side of the bed today.

Back

idiom