Figurative Language Definitions

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 

• hyperbole 
• metaphor 
• alliteration 
• simile 

A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison.  It often uses "is" in the comparison.

• metaphor 
• simile 
• onomatopoeia
• adverb

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  

• rhyme 
• alliteration 
• assonance 
• simile 

Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 

• onomatopoeia 
• sensory detail
• hyperbole 
• personification 

A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. 

• alliteration 
• simile 
• hyperbole 
• onomatopoeia 

_________ uses words and phrases that appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, & taste

• simile

• tone

• imagery

• mood

An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  

• tone 
• hyperbole 
• alliteration 
• rhyme 

The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.

• tone 
• metaphor 
• simile 
• theme 

What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

• Simile
• Metaphor

What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?

• Simile
• Metaphor