Tyra R andolph 9-19-11
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Tyra Randolph9-19-11
FigurativeLanguage
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Simile
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Using like or as to compare 2 things.
Sarah was as brave as a lion.
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Metaphor
DefinitionExam
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Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else.
As a new basketball player Michelle is a diamond in the rough.
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Hyperbole
DefinitionExam
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Using exaggeration to make a point.
He has a ton of money.
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Onom
atopoeiaDefinition
Examples
Sound word: bang, tick-tock.
Everyone could her the rustle of the money in her pocket.
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AlliterationDefinition
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Repetition of beginning sound.
The cat caught a cold while calling the boy outside the cottage.
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PersonificationDefinition
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Giving human qualities to something not human.
The lost puppy yelled “take me”, to people that walked by.
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IdiomDefinition
Examples
A well known expression that does not mean what it says.
Sean is as mad as a hatter, but he’s a nice person.
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Practice Problems
1. She is as hungry as a horse. 2. The bugs waved at me as I drove by. 3. His clothes are as dirty as a pig pen. 4. The car crashed with a loud BANG! 5. Since Sarah was mad she told Ben to
cry her a river.
6. The bird waved at me as I walked by.
7. The grasshopper hopped with a loud Bong.