Term
"Piece of cake" "Costs an arm and a leg"
Idioms
Definition of Hyperbole
An exaggerated claim or statement.
Metaphor
"She has a heart of gold" "His words are daggers"
"I was dying of laughter" "The test took forever"
Hyperbole
Definition of Personification
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
Hyperbole
"I've told you a million times" "I'll be there in two seconds"
"As busy as a bee" "As strong as an ox"
Similes
Definition of Metaphor
Not using "like" or "as" to compare two things
Idiom
"Break a leg" "Beat around the bush"
"The leaves danced in the wind" "Time marches on"
Personification
Definition of Idiom
A traditional way of saying something doesn't make sense literally
Personification
"The wind whispered secrets" "Lightning ziggzagged across the street"
Dove = Peace Lamb = Innocence
Symbolism
Definition of Symbolism
Giving an abstract meaning, when something represents another thing
Symbolism
Skull = death
Red rose = love