Figures of speech
examples of Figure of Speech
characteristics
100

comparing things using like or as.

what is a simile?

100

peter picked a peck of pickled peppers

What is Alliteration?

100

how a character is shown in a story

what is characterization?

200

comparing things without using like or as

what is a metaphor?

200

Bettys sister weighs 1 pound.

What is Hyperbole?

200

A type of character that does not change.

 What is a static character?

300

non living things have characteristics of living things 

what is Personification 

300

the wind whispered to me

what is an example of personification?

400

a word that imitates sounds 

what is Onomatopoeia?

400

My sister is as mean as a shark

 What is an example of Simile?

500

An extreme exaggeration.

What is Hyperbole?

500

Jaden is a blind bat 

What is an example of a Metaphor?