Figurative Language
Term Definition Example
1. Alliteration The repetition of a Mary makes muffins
consonant sound on Mondays.
2. Assonance The repetition of a vowel The cat in the hat
(a,e,I,o,u) sound. sat at the mat.
3. hyperbole an exaggeration I’m so hungry, I
could eat a horse!
4. Metaphor A comparison of two She's an angel!
very different things
5. Onomatopoeia Sound words Splash; buzz; pop
6. Oxymoron 2 opposite words together Bitter sweet; jumbo shrimp;
polite argument, silent thunder
7. Personification Giving things human qualities The wind whispered my name.
8. Pun A play on a homonym What’s black and white and
(multi-meaning word) “red” “read” allover? A
Newspaper.
9.Simile A comparison using the She’s like the wind
words “like” or “as” in my dreams.
10. Understatement Not giving enough emotion. After being shot, the
man says, “that stung a little…”
1. Alliteration The repetition of a Mary makes muffins
consonant sound on Mondays.
2. Assonance The repetition of a vowel The cat in the hat
(a,e,I,o,u) sound. sat at the mat.
3. hyperbole an exaggeration I’m so hungry, I
could eat a horse!
4. Metaphor A comparison of two She's an angel!
very different things
5. Onomatopoeia Sound words Splash; buzz; pop
6. Oxymoron 2 opposite words together Bitter sweet; jumbo shrimp;
polite argument, silent thunder
7. Personification Giving things human qualities The wind whispered my name.
8. Pun A play on a homonym What’s black and white and
(multi-meaning word) “red” “read” allover? A
Newspaper.
9.Simile A comparison using the She’s like the wind
words “like” or “as” in my dreams.
10. Understatement Not giving enough emotion. After being shot, the
man says, “that stung a little…”
