Figurative Language Flashcards
1
Q
Simile
A
comparison using “like” or “as”
2
Q
Metaphor
A
comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”
3
Q
Personification
A
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
4
Q
Alliteration
A
repetition of consonant sounds
5
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
words that imitate sounds
6
Q
Hyperbole
A
an exaggeration
7
Q
Idiom
A
common saying that is not to be taken literally
8
Q
Pun
A
a play on words
9
Q
Simile
A
Brian was like a fish in water.
10
Q
Metaphor
A
I was a busy bee.
11
Q
Personification
A
The tree’s arms waved in the wind.
12
Q
Alliteration
A
Sara sells seashells by the seashore.
13
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
The fire crackled in the night.
14
Q
Hyperbole
A
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
15
Q
Idiom
A
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
