Figurative Language Simile: comparing two things using “like” or “as” He was as fast as a cheetah. Metaphor: comparing two things WITHOUT like or as My mind is an ocean. Personification: giving human qualities to non-human things The boat hugged the shore.
Figurative Language Hyperbole: exaggeration of the truth I was so hungry, I could eat a horse. Onomatopoeia: sound words Crash, boom, bang, ding-dong, tick-tock
Figurative Language Alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds Sally sells seashells by the seashore. Assonance: repetition of beginning vowel sounds Ashley ate all the apples.