This document defines and provides examples of various types of figurative language, including alliteration, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idioms, onomatopoeia, and oxymoron. Alliteration involves repeating the same letter in words. A metaphor directly compares two unlike things. A simile compares things using words like "like" or "as." Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Hyperbole exaggerates to emphasize a point. Idioms have meanings different from their literal words. Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds.