FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

ONOMATOPOEIA

Definition

The use of words that mimics sounds.

Examples

BANG!

BOOM!

POW!

BASH!

PEEW!

ROAR!

ALLITERATION

Definition

Repeated constant sounds occurring in the first letters of words.

Examples

Mr. Matt murdered my monkey.

Sally sat on a steaming stove.

HYPERBOLE

Definition

An exaggerated statement to heighten effect.

Examples

I’m so hungry I could eat a whale.

I can jump to the top of the Empire State Building.

SIMILE

Definition

A figure of speech which involves a comparison between two things using like or as.

Examples

The music is like the ocean, smooth and peaceful.

He is as smart as Albert Einstein.

METAPHOR

Definition

A figure of speech which involves a comparison between two things NOT using like or as.

Examples

The music is the ocean.

He is a bear in the morning.

PERSONIFICATION

Definition

A figure of speech that gives the qualities of a person to an animal or thing.

Examples

The moon smiles down at the world

The moon ate the sun.