Figurative languageVersión en línea Connect the figurative language with its definition and example. por Nagore Lekerika 1 Figurative Language 2 Figurative Language 3 Figurative Language 4 Figurative Language 5 Figurative Language 6 Figurative Language 7 Figurative Language Alliteration It is the repetition of a sound in a sentence or series of sentences. Samantha soared down the street on her sleek skateboard. Simile The ball streaked across the field like a meteor. Uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison. Hyperbole It is exaggeration. The extra-point kick missed by a mile! You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. It is a phrase that means what it means, even if it doesn’t make sense. Idiom Life is a curly slide, full of twists and turns. It suggests that two different things are the same thing. Metaphor The jet zoomed across the sky. It is a word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing. Onomatopoeia The tree invited us to come and play. Personification It makes a non-human thing seem human.