1. Figurative Language Techniques

2. Imagery
Vivid describing words that tell what something looks like, sounds like, tastes like, hears like, feels like
The chilly rain pounded outside my foggy window.

3. Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
His feet were bigger than Shaq’s!

4. Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds
Bang! Wham!

5. Metaphor A comparison that makes two unlike things seem alike
Johnny’s plan was a recipe for disaster.

6. Personification
Gives a nonhuman object the characteristics of a person
The computer laughed as it lost all my work.

7. Simile A comparison that uses the words “like” or “as”
The girl was as scared as a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

8. Alliteration The repetition of beginning sounds
Mickey Mouse might like mushrooms.

9. Symbolism
The use of symbols to convey a meaning beyond what is actually said
A storm occurs during the part of a story where a character is having a fight, symbolizing the conflict.