Do Now What is the difference between hyperbole

Do Now What is the difference between hyperbole, idiom, and onomatopoeia? (Answer using paragraph form. )

Note Guide: Please copy onto your own paper �Definition –Leave four lines �How is it used? –Leave one line �Examples – Leave two lines �Which one is it? – Leave six lines �Your Turn – Leave six lines �On your own – Depends on how much you write, about 15 lines

What is Figurative Language? �Definition � Figurative language or speech contains images. The writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, interest, and to make things clearer. The result of using this technique is the creation of interesting images. Figurative language is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. �How is it used? �To compare different things in interesting ways. �Examples?

Which one is it? � I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti. � Simile � You are an ant, while I'm the lion. � Metaphor � I fought a million mosquitoes in an afternoon in June. � Hyperbole � Alright, the sky misses the sun at night. � Personification � Out of reach, I pull out with a screech. � Onomatopoeia � It was so hot I began to sweat buckets. � Idiom

Your Turn �Hyperbole�Metaphor�Simile�Onomatopoeia�Idiom�Personification-

On Your Own �Write a story about the first day of school. �In your story you need to include at least three types of figurative language.