Figurative Language Notes Alliteration Definition Repetition of initial

Figurative Language Notes

Alliteration Definition • Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example • Sally saw sea shells by the sea shore.

Allusion Definition • Reference to literary, artistic, scientific or historical people or things Example • “Don’t go all Dr. Phil on me. ”

Hyperbole Definition • An exaggeration to stress a point. Example • “I’m so tired I could sleep for days. ”

Irony Definition • An unlucky coincidence. Example • “Marshall just loves cleaning his room. ”

Metaphor Definition • A comparison of unlike things without “like” or “as. ” Example • “Life is a highway. ”

Onomatopoeia Definition • Using a word that sounds like a sound. Example • “Bang” • “Buzz” • “Meow”

Oxymoron Definition • Placing two words together that mean the opposite of one another. Example • “After the concert, there was a deafening silence, then a huge round of applause. ”

Personification Definition • Treats a nonhuman subject as if it were human Example • The wind whispers through the trees.

Simile Definition • A comparison of unlike things using “like” or “as. ” Example • “Sly as a fox. ” • “Hot as the sun. ”

Symbol Definition • Object replacing an idea Example • A dove symbolizes peace.

What kind of figurative language is this? 1. When my sister performed in the dance competition, she was a real Beyonce! 2. My best friend is my rock. 3. I have so much homework that it’ll take a tractor trailer truck to get all my books home! 4. The tree cried out not to be chopped down. 5. After the speaker finished, there was a deafening silence, then a huge round of applause.

Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph. (Hint: there are 4) Knock knock. I made breakfast. The perfect parent pours peanut butter pancake batter like Betty Crocker. My perfect parent is an angel in disguise.

Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph. (Hint: there are 3) I learned nursery rhymes growing up but the child of a devil-worshipper may learn something like Satan salivates scavenging souls. Perfect parents would have good hygiene, and not walk around like smelly apes. The perfect parents would never scream in public, like some loud hillbilly raised on a pig farm.

Write your own… • Ones: Alliteration – beginning with G • Twos: Metaphor – about the weather • Threes: Hyperbole – about homework • Fours: Personification – about an item in nature