figurative language

simile (like or as sentences)

As strong as an ox.

As brave as a lion.

oxymoron (using 2 words that contradict each other in a sentence)

That woman is pretty ugly.

onomatopoeia (words that describe sounds and sounds like it when read)

The ghost said boo.

metaphor (describing something as something it is not in reality)

My friend has a heart of gold.

hyperbole (figure of speech which exaggerates the meaning of a sentence)

My grandmother is as old as time.

personification (to give an inanimate object human qualities)

The trees danced in the wind.

alitteration (repetition of letters used in a sentence)

Eagles end up eating entrails.