Figurative language a way of using words to convey meaning beyond their literal meaning. Highlight the examples of figurative language you have seen or are familiar with. Then read each sentence and see if you can guess the figurative language being used. You may use the poster to help you.

Sure! Here’s a brief explanation of the types of figurative language you've mentioned, followed by examples for each category:

### 1. Simile
**Definition**: A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as."
- **Example**: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

### 2. Personification
**Definition**: Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas.
- **Example**: "The wind whispered through the trees."

### 3. Metaphor
**Definition**: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
- **Example**: "Time is a thief."

### 4. Idiom
**Definition**: A phrase whose meaning isn’t deducible from the literal meanings of its individual words.
- **Example**: "It's raining cats and dogs."

### 5. Alliteration
**Definition**: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
- **Example**: "She sells seashells by the seashore."

### 6. Allusion
**Definition**: An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.
- **Example**: "He met his Waterloo in the final moments of the game."

### 7. Hyperbole
**Definition**: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- **Example**: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

### 8. Onomatopoeia
**Definition**: A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.
- **Example**: "The bees buzzed in the garden."

Feel free to provide sentences, and I can help identify the type of figurative language being used!