The document defines and provides examples of different types of figurative language including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and understatement. It explains that a simile directly compares two things using like or as, while a metaphor makes a comparison without using those words. Personification gives human traits to non-human objects or ideas. Hyperbole exaggerates to emphasize strong feelings, while understatement expresses something with less strength than expected. The document concludes with a quiz where the reader must identify examples as one of the five types of figurative language.