Figurative Language
Word
Definition
Example
Simile
Comparing two
unlike things using
the words
like
or
as
Her eyes sparkled
like diamonds.
Metaphor
Comparing two
unlike things
without using
like
or
as
Your eyes are pools
of deep blue water.
Idiom
A word phrase with
a different meaning
than what the
words say.
It’s raining cats
and dogs.
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound
like the object they
name or the sounds
those objects make.
Buzz!
Personification
Giving human traits
to nonhuman things
The sailboat danced
on the waves.
Alliteration
The repetition of
the same beginning
letter or sound.
The willows were
whispering in the
wind.
Hyperbole
Uses extreme
exaggeration to
make a point or for
emphasis.
My backpack weighs
a ton!
