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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.