Figurative
language
By: Madison, Liz, and Sheila
• Figurative language is: saying something but not meaning
it literally, but meaning it figuratively. There are many
different types of figurative language, such as simile,
metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification,
idiom, pun, and hyperbole.
Introduction
• A simile is when you take two different words and
compare them using like or as. Ex: Fast as a cheetah.
Another Ex: Busy as a bee.
Simile
• A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject
by comparing; it is different than a simile because it says
you ARE something not LIKE something. Ex: The
assignment was a breeze. Another example: Michelle is a
couch potato.
Metaphor
• An onomatopoeia is when a series of words or a word is
used to imitate a sound. Ex: snap crackle pop. Another
Ex: boom sizzle.
Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration is when you use the same initial letter or
sound in a group of words. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck
of pickled peppers. Another Ex: Shelly sells seashells
down by the seashore.
Alliteration
• Personification is when you give human characteristics to
an inanimate object. Ex: The trees whispered in my ears
as I walked past. Another Ex: My teddy bear gave me a
hug.
Personification
• An idiom is a figurative phrase that doesn’t mean exactly
what it says, but we understand its meaning. Ex: It’s
raining cats and dogs. Another Ex: Take someone under
your wing.
Idiom
• A hyperbole is an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no
one believes it is true. Ex: He was so hungry, he ate the
whole cornfield, stalks and all. Another Ex: I am so
thirsty I could drink the entire ocean.
Hyperbole
• A pun is a joke used with homophones; it shows the
different possible meanings of a word, or the fact that
there are words that sound alike but have different
meanings. Ex: Have you heard of the man who lost his
left side? He’s all right now. Another Ex: When the
answer to a question in Science was a focus, Mr. Lamb
called on Madison D. because she needs to focus.
Pun
I’m all
RIGHT
now!
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1. What is figurative language?
2. What is a simile?
3. What is a metaphor?
4. What is an onomatopoeia?
5. What is alliteration?
6. What is personification?
7. What is an idiom?
8. What is a hyperbole?
9. What is a pun?
10. Which of these uses the words like or as to compare two
things?
Quiz
• 1. Saying something but not meaning it literally, but meaning it
figuratively; figuratively means it is not meaning exactly what it says, but
it gives you a hint of what they mean literally.
• 2. When you compare two things using like or as.
• 3. A figure of speech that describes a subject by comparing; it is different
than a simile because it says you ARE something, not LIKE something.
• 4. A group of words or a word that imitates a sound.
• 5. A series of words that has the same initial letter or sound. *Includes
tongue twisters.*
• 6. When human characteristics are given to an inanimate object.
• 7. A figurative phrase that doesn’t mean exactly what it says, but we
understand its meaning.
• 8. An exaggeration that is so dramatic no one believes it is true.
• 9. A joke used with homophones.
• 10. Simile
Answer Key