A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”.

a comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”; it describes something by calling it something else.

a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

words that begin with the same sound are placed close together (tongue twister).

A reference to something well known and outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event.

A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else.

Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess (have) human qualities or emotions.

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Figurative language

figurative language review for final.

Term	Definition
simile	A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphor	a comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”; it describes something by calling it something else.
Hyperbole	An extreme exaggeration.
Onomatopoeia	a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
Alliteration	words that begin with the same sound are placed close together (tongue twister).
Allusion	A reference to something well known and outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event.
Idiom	A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else.
Personification	Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess (have) human qualities or emotions.

Created by: MFortunato_31

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