Types of Figurative Language  Metaphor – A way of describing something by comparing it to something else This assignment was a breeze!  Simile – A way of describing something by comparing it to something else using words such as, “like” or “as.” “She’s so happy she’s glowing like the sun.”  Personification – A way of describing something that is not human as if it had human qualities or characteristics. “The leaves ran down the street and danced in the wind.”

 Alliteration – Repetition of the first consonant in a series of words. Rabbits running over roses…  Assonance – Repetition of a vowel sound in a series of words. The pain may drain Drake, but maybe the weight is fake.  Consonance – Repetition of a consonant in a word; not at the beginning of each word. Some mammals are clammy.  An example containing all three: “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain…”

 Onomatopoeia -- The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. “snap crackle pop”  Hyperbole -- An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. “He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.”  Idioms -- phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean. “I’m really sticking my neck out for you...”