Figurative Language types

Comparison using like, as, or than

Comparison not using like, as, or than

Describing human features on non-human things

Exagerration

Reference to an external place or thing, such as, "We entered a Garden of Eden," referencing biblical text.

Non-literal phrases

Play on words; often used as synonym for joke

Words that signify sounds like, "bang!"

Words in a row that all start with the same letter, such as, "Sally sold seashells by the seashore,"