Hyperbole

- type of figurative language

being used for an exaggeration
or overstatement
Hyperbole

“Debbie cooked enough

food to feed a whole
army.”
Personification

- inhuman objects have

human qualities, abilities,
or feelings
Personification

“The wind whispered

to the dancing
trees.”
Irony

- The use of words to express

something which contradicts
the literal meaning.
Irony

“Oh, what an artificial

beauty!” exclaims a man to a
woman wearing thick
makeup.
Onomatopoeia

- It refers to the
comparison of two unrelated
objects.
Onomatopoeia

“I could hear the

clucking of chicken
nearby.”
Metaphor

“Life is a roller coaster,

sometimes we’re up,
sometimes
we’re down.”
Metaphor

- It refers to the
comparison of two unrelated
objects.
Simile

“She’s as fierce as a
tiger.”
Simile

- There is comparison
between two unlike objects
using the words ‘like’ or
‘as’.