Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia
![Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-1.jpg)
Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia
![SIMILE a figure of speech, in which two things are compared uses the words SIMILE a figure of speech, in which two things are compared uses the words](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-2.jpg)
SIMILE a figure of speech, in which two things are compared uses the words “like” or “as” example: “She is like a rose. ”
![Built like a tank Still as a stone Built like a tank Still as a stone](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-3.jpg)
Built like a tank Still as a stone
![METAPHOR The comparison of one thing to another Does NOT use ‘like’ or ‘as’ METAPHOR The comparison of one thing to another Does NOT use ‘like’ or ‘as’](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-4.jpg)
METAPHOR The comparison of one thing to another Does NOT use ‘like’ or ‘as’ A stronger comparison- says something IS something else. Example: She IS a rose He IS a tank
![Examples of a Metaphor Perry is a pig when he eats. The teacher was Examples of a Metaphor Perry is a pig when he eats. The teacher was](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-5.jpg)
Examples of a Metaphor Perry is a pig when he eats. The teacher was a witch to the children. He was a volcano, ready to explode with anger. My mother is a rock during troubled times.
![HYPERBOLE A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect HYPERBOLE A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-6.jpg)
HYPERBOLE A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect Example: I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
![PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to animals or objects Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to animals or objects Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-7.jpg)
PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to animals or objects Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads in the wind or The snow whispered as it fell to the ground.
![ALLITERATION Repeating the same first consonant in speech (must repeat at least two times ALLITERATION Repeating the same first consonant in speech (must repeat at least two times](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-8.jpg)
ALLITERATION Repeating the same first consonant in speech (must repeat at least two times in a row) Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” or “dewdrops dwell delicately”
![Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe Example: “The burning Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe Example: “The burning](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-9.jpg)
Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe Example: “The burning wood crackled and hissed” or “The bacon sizzled on the stove”
![IDIOMS v An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal IDIOMS v An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-10.jpg)
IDIOMS v An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. v Example: It’s raining cats and dogs. v Literal- Cats and dogs are raining from the sky. v Figurative- It is raining really hard.
![Examples of idioms: This will be a piece of cake: A task that can Examples of idioms: This will be a piece of cake: A task that can](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/3471596b49dfb267c151fc8766557bdb/image-11.jpg)
Examples of idioms: This will be a piece of cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place: Stuck between two very bad options. Bite Your Tongue!: Avoid talking.
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