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Comparing two unlike things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common
metaphor
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Simile
A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics. Giving something nonhuman the qualities or traits of a human.
Personification
Extreme exaggeration to make a point.
Hyperbole
The use of words to imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions that they refer to.
Onomatopoeia
An expression of two or more words that mean something other than the actual or literal meaning.
Idiom
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables.
Alliteration
A literary device that evokes a sensory experience or creates a picture in the mind of the reader.
Imagery
The test was a walk in the park.
Idiom
The stars winked at me.
Personification
Silly Sally sang a sad song.
Alliteration
Her hair was as dark as night.
Simile
Hold your horses!
Idiom
The bathroom sink drips, drips, drips.
Onomatopoeia
"She can feed the entire neighborhood" is an example of...
Hyperbole
The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
simile
