Figurative language involves literal definitions of words.
"She was as pretty as a peach."
What kind of figurative language is in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language involves words that "make sounds?"
Idiom
Assonance
"I'm sorry I was late. Time got away from me."
What kind of figurative language is present in this sentence?
Personification
What type of figurative language gives non-human things the quality or actions of a human?
What type of figurative language makes a reference to another written material?
Allusion
"Macy makes the most amazing macaroons."
What type of figurative language is present in this sentence?
Alliteration
"There was a never-ending stack of papers to be graded."
"Bang! The gun blasted, signaling the start of the race."
"The rabbits nose wiggled, as if it were a little jumping bean."
What kind of personification is present in this sentence?
