Figurative Language

On your paper, write the definition, and one example for

each term.

Figurative Language

a tool a writer uses to help the reader visualize what is happening in a piece of writing

is a powerful way to communicate a thought

there are 8 major types….

Simile

a COMPARISON…… between two unlike things must use the words like or as

The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky.

His feet were as big as boats.

Metaphor

a COMPARISON between things without using the words like or aswhen one thing is the other thing

- Her home was a prison.- His hair is straw.- George is a pig!

Hyperbole

a HUGE big exaggeration

- He has tons of money.- Her brain is the size of a pea.- I’ve told you a million times to

capitalize people’s names.

Idioms

an expression that people understand, but does not is not defined by the separate words

- I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.- That test was a piece of cake.- Something fishy is going on around

here!

Personification

giving human qualities to non-human objects

- The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.- The car engine coughed and

sputtered as it started.- The microwave timer told me my

pizza was ready.

Alliteration

repetition of an initial consonant sound; there should be at least two repetitions in a row

- The wooly walrus wonders about fish

- Grapes grow in the garden- Fairies and fireflies are two of my

favorite things.

Onomatopoeia

when a word sounds like what it represents

- splash

- drip

- smush

- splat

Imagery

using sensory the 5 senses to create help the reader experience the story

- The room was dark and musty and smelled like an old shoe.- The blueberries were as big as your thumb and tasted like soot.- We heard the horses hoofs clatter

on the cobblestone street.