Examples and definitions

1. Figurative Language

2. Simile: a comparison using like or as He’s as strong as an ox. He jumped up like a rocket.

3. Metaphor: a comparison that talks about one thing as if it were another. The clouds were gray battleships gathering for an attack. He was a sly fox with his tricks.

4. Idiom: a group of words with a special meaning. It is a blessing in disguise. He really went to town on that. He has a chip on his shoulder.

5. Personification: a description that gives human qualities to animals and nonliving things. Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie. Fear knocked on the door. The angry volcano blew ash over the town.

6. Hyperbole: a huge exaggeration That takes forever! I cried for days. I could eat a horse.