Figurative Language Review

When a word describes a sound.

This advertisement speaks to me.

When non-human things are given human characteristics or qualities

An extreme exaggeration for effect.

A comparison of two or more things that does not use like or as.

I'm no Hercules, but I can carry that crate for you.

The actress was starting to get cold feet before her big performance.

The pencil sharpener hummed efficiently.

The lawn is a green carpet.

A phrase that has a different meaning than what it says.

The comedian was seriously funny.

A phrase made of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

Compares two or more things using like or as.

Alice ate all the apples.

It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk

They fought like cats and dogs.

A reference or mention of a person, event, statement, piece of art, history, myths, religion, or popular culture