What is a simile?, A phrase with a meaning different from its individual words., Compares two things using like or as., Exaggerates to make a point., Describes one thing as another thing., What is a metaphor?, Exaggerates to make a point., A word that imitates a sound., Compares two things using like or as., Describes one thing as another thing., What is personification?, Repeats the same consonant sound at the start of nearby words., Describes one thing as another thing., A word that imitates a sound., Gives something nonhuman a human action or quality., What is a hyperbole?, Gives something nonhuman a human action or quality., A phrase with a meaning different from its individual words., Exaggerates to make a point., A word that imitates a sound., What is an idiom?, A phrase with a meaning different from its individual words., Gives something nonhuman a human action or quality., A word that imitates a sound., Exaggerates to make a point., What is onomatopoeia?, Exaggerates to make a point., A word that imitates a sound., Describes one thing as another thing., Gives something nonhuman a human action or quality., What is alliteration?, Compares two things using like or as., Gives something nonhuman a human action or quality., Repeats the same consonant sound at the start of nearby words., A word that imitates a sound., Name the technique: Giddy goats gallop gracefully., Alliteration, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Name the technique: Her heart is gold., Simile, Idiom, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Name the technique: I called you a thousand times last night., Hyperbole, Metaphor, Idiom, Onomatopoeia, Name the technique: She speaks like an angel., Metaphor, Idiom, Personification, Simile, Name the technique: It's raining cats and dogs., Hyperbole, Idiom, Metaphor, Personification., Name the technique: The wind howled through the night., Idiom, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, Name the technique: The frogs croaked by the edge of the pond., Personification, Alliteration, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Name the technique: Opportunity knocked at his door., Hyperbole, Personification, Idiom, Metaphor

Figurative Language Techniques

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