- Simile: A comparison between two things using "like" or "as," such as "busy as a bee" or "slow like a sloth."
- Personification: Attributing human characteristics to non-human things, for example, "The computer argued with me" or "The leaves danced in the wind."
- Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds, like "buzz," "pop," "honk," and "crash."
- Metaphor: A direct comparison stating one thing is another, such as "The boy was a bear in the morning" or "The pilot was a hawk looking for prey."
- Alliteration: The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words, as in "picking pecked peppers" or "jumping jacks."
- Oxymoron: A phrase combining contradictory terms, such as "a small crowd," "clearly misunderstood," or "jumbo shrimp."
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable posters for figurative language.
