Figurative Language Word simile Definition comparing something to something else that is not alike at all, using like

or as Example Sonnie is as fast as a cheetah. Joaquin is as slow as a snail. Briana danced as if she was an eighties dancer. Geovanny is scarier than a clown. Coby runs with the wind. The wind howled around our window at night. Spongebob Mickey Mouse hyperbole alliteration an exaggeration for a certain effect (sometimes funny) repeating the same sound in the beginning, middle, and ending of words a word that explains a sound/ a funny word that imitates or suggests the sounds they represent Boots Emely died when she saw Justin Bieber. Stephanie sees similes as silly situations. Pow Swish, bam, boom Slam

metaphor

comparing something to something else, but not using like or as giving human or living characteristics to a nonliving thing.

personification

onomatopoeia