Figurative Language

Simile Comparing two dissimilar things using like or as The sun is like a big, orange marble in the sky. Helen’s eyes are as blue as the sky.

Change the sentences by adding a simile Joe was mad. Missy was happy. Brett was scared.

Personification Giving human traits to something that is not human The alarm clocked screamed at me to wake up.

Personify the following The wind The chair The fire

Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration We ate ice cream cones with scoops a mile high. Cindy is so hungry she could eat a whole cow.

Add a hyperbole to the sentences. *Be careful not to make it a simile. The line was long. It was a hot day. Pam was thirsty.

Metaphor Comparing two dissimilar things by saying one thing is the other. Her hair was silk. Peter was a raging bull on the basketball court.

Change the sentences by adding a metaphor Joe was mad. Missy was happy. Brett was scared.

Alliteration The repeating of the first sound in more than two words in a sentence. The wild and wooly walrus waited on the beach. Kevin killed the king with his karate moves. More alliteration examples

Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like what it means buzz, hiss, roar, woof, boom, crash

Idiom An expression that has meaning but does not mean what it says literally. My homework was a piece of cake. Tim woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Idiom site