Figurative Language

Simile

• A direct comparison between two unlike things using words "like or as".
• Ex: He is sneaky as a snake

Metaphor

• A way of describing something by comparing it to something else implied
• comparison without using "like or as"
• Ex: Your stomach is a round ball

Personification

• To give human characteristics to something that is not human
• Ex: The flowers danced in the wind

Alliteration

• Repetition of the first constant sound of the beginning of words
• Ex: The tarantella tasted a toe 

Onomatopoeia

• When a word's pronunciation imitates its sound 
• Ex: Buzz, Fizz, Woof, Hiss, Clink, Boom, Beep, 

Hyperbole

• An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to
• mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point
• Ex: I play soccer 24/7