Figurative Language is used by the writeR to Communicate meaning
Simile A comparison to two unlike objects using the words like, as, than, or resembles
metaphor A comparison to two unlike things in which one thing becomes another— does not use like or as
hyperbole An exaggeration
Alliteration The repetition of initial sounds that are close together in a line of a poetry or in a sentence within a text
a nonhuman thing or quality is given human characteristics personification a nonhuman thing or quality is given human characteristics
A phrase that expresses something other than its literal meaning Idiom A phrase that expresses something other than its literal meaning
Words that sound like what they mean onomatopoeia Words that sound like what they mean
Understatement to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is
Allusion A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture