Layya - 89B - Choice 2

Simile is a comparison of two different things
using the word “like” or “as.”

Examples:

  1. He was as tall as the tree.
  1. She was jumping excitedly like a kangaroo.

Metaphor is a comparison of two different things
without using the word “like” or “as.”

Examples:

  1. Her heart is gold
  1. She's feeling a little blue today

Personification is giving human traits to objects or ideas.

Examples:

  1. The raindrops were singing.
  1. The wind was blowing.

Hyperbole is exaggerating to express a strong feeling

Examples:

  1. I've been waiting for a hundred years.
  1. My arms are about to fall off.

Understatement is an expression with less strength than expected.

Examples:

  1. He fell into the river, he's just a little soaked.
  1. She accidently cut her hair and now her hair is a little crooked.

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.

Examples:

  1. The microwave went ding when the popcorn was ready.
  1. The car was so fast it went whoosh.