Figurative Language Review

Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

A word that resembles the sound it makes, like 'buzz' or 'splash'.

A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', for example, 'as brave as a lion'.

A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is the other, for example, 'Time is a thief'.

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

Giving human qualities to non-human things, like 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words, like 'It's raining cats and dogs'.

A play on words that exploits the different meanings of a word or similar-sounding words for humorous effect.