Figurative Language Definitions

Comparison between two unlike things using the words "like," "as" or "than."

Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Figures of speech that use understatement to make a point

A direct comparison without using the comparative words "like" or "as."

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of one or more words near one another

An over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description

Words that sound like there meaning

A reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event of historical, cultural or literary merit.

A commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.