Figurative Language

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a group of words.

A simile compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

A metaphor is a

"The bee's buzzing would break the silence." is an example of what type of figurative language?

"Mark has more ideas about science than Ben Franklin" is an example of

An exaggerated statement that cant possibly be true.

"It was only once in a blue moon that the flowers did not bloom." is an example of what type of figurative language?

Allusion is a

"Jumbo Shrimp" is an example of what type of figurative language?

A word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said.

Identify the figurative language element in the following lyrics from "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys: "Looks like a girl, but she's a flame, so bright, she can burn your eyes..."