Figurative Language Flashcards
A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things to point out one similarity between the two.
“Life is a roller coaster.”
Metaphor
Words that represent sounds.
“Bam, Pow, Squish, Kapow”
Onomatopoeia
When the initial sounds of a word are repeated in close proximity.
“We felt dreary and dismal in the darkness of night.”
Alliteration
Giving human characteristics to a non-human object.
“The sun smiled down on us.”
Personification
An exaggerated statement used for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
“I could sleep for a year.”
Hyperbole
An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.
“Break a leg!”
Idiom
