Figurative Language Metaphor Definition Example Comparison WITHOUT using

Metaphor Definition: Example: Comparison WITHOUT using “like” or “as”. “ You are the sunshine

Simile Definition: Example: My Comparison using “like” or “as”. Playing tag, Dean felt like

Personification Definition: Example: Giving human qualities to nonhuman things. The wind whistled through the

Hyperbole Definition: Example: An over exaggeration to prove a point Finally, my temper exploded

Alliteration Definition: Example: A repetition of the same initial consonant sounds. The bouncing baby

Onomatopoeia Definition: Example: Words that imitate sound. The car’s engine roared as the driver

Allusion Definition: A reference to a person, place or event from lit, sports, history,

Idiom Definition: A group of words whose collective meaning is very different from the

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Figurative Language!

Metaphor Definition: Example: Comparison WITHOUT using “like” or “as”. “ You are the sunshine in my day”

Simile Definition: Example: My Comparison using “like” or “as”. Playing tag, Dean felt like a dog chasing his tail. temper exploded like a bomb.

Personification Definition: Example: Giving human qualities to nonhuman things. The wind whistled through the tree branches. Example: The shelf seemed to actually grab the dust and hold on to it.

Hyperbole Definition: Example: An over exaggeration to prove a point Finally, my temper exploded like a bomb. Example: It felt like it took thousands of years to finish college.

Alliteration Definition: Example: A repetition of the same initial consonant sounds. The bouncing baby babbled as he drank his bottle. Example: I rode down the Red River on a raft.

Onomatopoeia Definition: Example: Words that imitate sound. The car’s engine roared as the driver sped off.

Allusion Definition: A reference to a person, place or event from lit, sports, history, movies or art. Example: Everyone cake Kate, Loren and Emma the Three Musketeers. Example: Chase sure was an Einstein today.

Idiom Definition: A group of words whose collective meaning is very different from the literal meaning. Example: When Cam was caught, I knew we were all in hot water.