Figurative Language

Front 1

Alliteration

Back 1

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Front 2

Assonance

Back 2

Repeated vowel sounds
Example: "The cat sat on the mat."

Front 3

Onomatopoeia

Back 3

Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Example: "The bees buzzed."

Front 4

Imagery

Back 4

Creating pictures for the senses (using similes or metaphors).
Example: "Fear was his constant companion."

Front 5

Metaphor

Back 5

A figure of speech stating that two things are similar.
Example: "The book was a passport to adventure."

Front 6

Simile

Back 6

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
Example: "She floated in like a cloud."

Front 7

Hyperbole

Back 7

An extravagant exaggeration.
Example: "My backpack weighs a ton!"

Front 8

Personification

Back 8

Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
Example: "Her stomach growled."

Front 9

Allusion

Back 9

A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.
Example: "She is as pretty as the Noma Lisa."

Front 10

Symbolism

Back 10

Where something stands for something we can't see or touch, like an idea.
Example: "The American Flag symbolizes freedom."