The document defines and provides examples of different types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, and idioms. Similes make comparisons using like or as, metaphors make comparisons without using like or as, personification gives human traits to non-human things, hyperboles are extreme exaggerations, and idioms don't mean their literal meaning. Examples of each type of figurative language are given to illustrate their meanings.