Figurative Language Flashcards
1
Q
Literal Language
A
a true fact
2
Q
Figurative Language
A
makes comparisons between unrelated things to show something about a subject
3
Q
Vivid Verbs
A
very descriptive actions
4
Q
Hyperbole
A
exaggeration
5
Q
Simile
A
a comparison using like or as
6
Q
Metaphor
A
a comparison that is really an equation
7
Q
Personification
A
giving human or animal traits to something nonhuman
8
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
where words sound like meaning (ex. hiss, meow)
9
Q
Alliteration
A
words beginning with the same consonant sound
