Words that mean something different than their literal meaning
Figurative Language
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Similie
Comparing two things by describing something as something it isn't (for example: love is a battlefield)
Metaphor
Giving human qualities to a non-human item
Personification
A saying that has a different meaning than what it literally says
Idiom
She sang like an angel.
Similie
The leaves danced on the ground.
Personification
You are the apple of my eye!
Metaphor
Welp, the cat's out of the bag.
Idiom
I can't just pick you up at the drop of a hat!
Idiom
He was as strong as an ox!
Idiom
