Figurative Language Anchor Chart

Figurative Language
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Sound words
Comparing 2 or more
unlike things using
“like” or “as”.
-Swoosh!
-Bang!
-Bam!
-She was as fast as a
cheetah.
A strange expression
Idiom
that means something
completely different
-Will you give me a hand for
a minute?
than what it says.
Giving non-human
Personification
things human
characteristics or
-The wind knocked on my
window.
emotions.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Comparing 2 or more
unlike thins without
-Her desk was a dumpster.
using “like” or “as”.
An exaggeration
-There were a million
people in line at McDonalds
today!