1. Figurative Language

2. Simile Compare 2 ideas/objects or 1 object and 1 idea that are similar using LIKE or AS (como, parecido a, cual, tal, así) Examples: Cute as a kitten Life is like a box of chocolates Tus dientes blancos como perlas

3. Hyperbole An exaggeration Examples: -I’ve told you a million times. -I am so hungry I could eat a horse. -Mil gracias.

4. Alliteration Two or more words in a row starting with the same sound Examples: -She sells sea shells by the sea shore -finales, fugaces, fugitivos fuegos fundidos en tu piel fundada

5. Metaphor Comparison of 2 unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description Examples: Apple of my eye The light of my life Eres la luz de mi vida

6. Personification Giving human characteristics to non- living things, ideas, or animals. Examples: -Opportunity was knocking at the door. -Her life passed her by. -Las estrellas nos miraban mientras la ciudad sonreía

7. Oxymoron Two words that are contradictory Examples: -Pretty ugly -Definite maybe -Sweet sorrow -Copia original

8. Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like the common sound of the object it is describing Examples: -Choo choo  train -Bzzz bzzz  bee -el kikirikí del gallo -el tic-tac del reloj

9. Foreshadow Giving a hint beforehand that something is going to happen Presagio Examples: – Gray clouds  storm

10. Symbolism Giving special meaning to objects, things, relationships or events Examples: – Flag  country, patriotism – Ring  wedding, promise, engagement – Cross  religion, God