Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification

A type of figurative language that compares using like or as.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personfication
• Hyperbole

A figurative language that compares but does not use like or as.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration

Using words to imitate a sound. For example: People in Florida hear a sonic boom when an unmanned space shuttle enter the earth's atmosphere.

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

A figurative language that shows extreme exaggeration. For example, "my migraines are so excruciating. I just want to take my head off."

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each word in a phrase.
For example: Share some sparkle.

• Alliteration
•  Personification
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

The student is as busy as a bee.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Love is a red, red rose.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Billy will cry if you pop his balloon

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Life is a dream.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

The candle flame danced in the dark.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification