1. Figurative Language Maci Barker

2. Simile Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as Example: That ballerina is like a graceful flamingo happily dancing in the water.

3. Hyperbole Hyperbole: is where you exaggerate at or show a very strong felling or effect Example: I will love you forever and always

4. Alliteration Alliteration: the same constant sound as the words it comes before or after Example: Tommy was a tom boy who was raised by toads. Tommy always climbed trees and then tumbled on the way home.

5. Metaphor Metaphor: comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as Example: His heart is Antarctica.

6. Personification Personification: letting something non-human have human traits Example: The lake was tired and wrinkly this morning.

7. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia: sound words that go with words that describe that. Example: The lighting flashed after the thunder went BOOM!!

8. Idiom Idiom: expressions or sayings that don’t have the exact meaning Example: You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink it.