Figurative Language Definitions
Literary Term
Simile
Definition
Example
Comparison using “like” or “as”
He was like an angry bear on the
football field.
Metaphor
Comparison without using the words
“like” or “as”
The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
Alliteration
Repetition of the first consonant
The sound of seagulls soothed my sad
soul.
Hyperbole
The use of exaggeration to create
special effects
All of the phone calls drove me crazy.
Personification
To describe something that is not
human as if it had human
characteristics
The wind howled through the trees.
Onomatopoeia
Words that are sounds
POW!
Imagery
Words that appeal to your 5 senses.
Words so vivid one can almost:
Touch Smell
Taste Hear
See
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,