Name the Definition
Comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as"
METAPHOR
SIMILE
Comparing two things by using the words "like" or "as"
My teacher gave me a million pages of homework to do!
FIGURATIVE
The leaves are dancing in the wind.
PERSONIFICATION
The moon shines like a light in the sky.
SIMILE
Giving non-human things human qualities.
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
Exaggeration
LITERAL
I am a lion when I am angry.
METAPHOR
The truck's engine went "BOOM!" right before it shut off.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Words that are sounds
ONOMATOPOEIA
UNDERSTATMENT
Making something sound less important than it is
I haven't eaten all day, so I'm very hungry right now.
LITERAL
The bright yellow sun shines brightly in the clear blue, cloudless sky.
IMAGERY
I have tutorials after school today, then I have practice right after, and I still have homework to do. Today will never end!
HYPERBOLE
Using words that appeal to the senses to create an image in the reader's mind
IMAGERY
SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM
Something/an object that represents something of a deeper meaning
FIGURATIVE
To many people, a four leafed clover represents good luck.
SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM
Today wasn't so bad! I only woke up late, missed the bus to school, lost my money for lunch and failed a test.
UNDERSTATEMENT
Words that repeat the same letter/sound in a word or phrase
ALLITERATION
IDIOM
A phrase with a deeper meaning
LITERAL
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
ALLITERATION
It's raining cats and dogs outside!
IDIOM