Figurative Language

• Simile - compares to unlike things and uses the words "like" or "as"
• Metaphor - compares two things that are not alike and does not use "like" or "as"
• Hyperbole - an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor
• Alliteration - repetition of some first consonants sound in two or more words
• Personification - a thing is given a human attitude