Figurative Language

Simile

• A comparison using ''like'' or ''as.''
• My dad is loud as a siren.
• As free as a bird.

Metaphor

• It is a comparison between people,things, animals, and places.
• The snow is a white blanket.
• The falling snowflakes are dancers.

Hyperbole

• Is an exaggeration which may be used for emphasis or humor.
• It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing coats.
• I had a ton of chores to do.

Personification

• Qualities of objects or animal.
• Lighting danced across the sky.
• The wind howled in the night.

Alliteration

• Same sound in a phrase or sentence.
• Come and clean your closet.
• The baron was as busy as a bee.

Onomatopoeia

• Words that mimic the sound of the objective or action.
• Tweet, moo, hiss, and coo.
• Hoot, honk, oink, and buzz.

Idiom

• Word combinations which have different meanings.
• A piece of cake- easy
• It cost a arm and a leg- expensive.