Matching Pairs Figurative LanguageOnline version Match the techniques to their definitions by L Johnston-Mckee 1 Personification 2 Alliteration 3 Simile 4 Metaphor 5 Onomatopoeia 6 Hyperbole An obvious exaggeration Comparing something to another similar thing, usually using the words 'like' or 'as' Words that sound like the object or action they are describing Comparing something to something else Giving a non-human thing human qualities Repeating the same sound at the start of two or more words
