Definitions
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
That guy is a tank!
Metaphor
"As brave as a lion" is an example of this figurative language.
Simile
What is an alliteration?
Using the same beginning consonant sound in a line for verse.
It's raining cats and dogs out here!
Hyperbole
"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of this figure of speech.
Metaphor
What is an onomatopoeia
A word that imitates a sound
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
When the sun smiles down on us, this is an example of this type of figurative language.
Personification
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
OUCH! That bee stung me
Onomatopoeia
"His smile could light up the entire city" is an example of this.
Hyperbole
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not living
The leaves danced in the wind.
Personification
This type of figurative language repeats the initial consonant sound in words, like "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Alliteration