Figurative Language

Personification is:

• Words that describe sounds

• Giving an object human-like qualities or actions

• A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

• A sentence or phrase where most words start with the same letter or sound

Alliteration is:

• A phrase that has another meaning than its literal meaning

• An exaggerated statement

• A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

• A sentence or phrase where most words start with the same letter or sound

A simile is:

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A sentence or phrase where most words start with the same letter or sound

• Words that have contradictory meanings

• A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

An idiom is:

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A phrase that has another meaning than its literal meaning

• Words that describe sounds

• Giving an object human-like qualities or actions

A metaphor is:

• Giving an object human-like qualities or actions

• A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

• A phrase that has another meaning than its literal meaning

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

A hyperbole is:

• An exaggerated statement

• Giving an object human-like qualities or actions

• A sentence or phrase where most words start with the same letter or sound

• A phrase that has another meaning than its literal meaning

An onomatopoeia is:

• A phrase that has another meaning than its literal meaning

• A sentence or phrase where most words start with the same letter or sound

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Words that describe sounds

"Like a lamb to the slaughter" is an example of a

"The tree waved as I walked down the sidewalk" is an example of:

"Susan swam swiftly so she smiled" is an example of: