SOME TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
TERM EXAMPLE DEFINITION
Metaphor Time is a thief Don’t use like or as to Compare. Try is instead!
Simile Time is LIKE a thief Use Like or AS to compare
Personification You’re as dumb as a rock! Human Characteristics to inanimate object
Hyperbole I could eat a Wookie! Extreme exaggerations
Symbolism Using an APPLE to represent education A word that has deep meaning
Alliteration Wild Willy Weeps while Watching Whales Repeating a consonant sound
Onomatopoeia Buzz, Zap, Meow, Crunch, Pow, Boom… Words that sound like their meaning
Assonance I ride on the tide as I Lie on my kite Repetition of the VOWEL sound
