Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Simile

Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia

Simile • A comparison of two unlike things that have some quality in common. • Comparison is expressed using words “like” or “as” Examples: She is as sweet as candy. The tired puppy slept like a log. 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2

Metaphor • A comparison of two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing • Does not use the words “like” or “as” Examples: You are my knight in shining armor. Sally is an angel. 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3

Extended Metaphor • An extended metaphor is a longer metaphor that continues the comparison for several lines or stanzas; multiple comparisons are made between the two things instead of just one. Example: “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4

Personification • Describing an animal or object as if it were human or had human qualities Examples: The wind howled through the trees. My computer hates me! 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5

Hyperbole • A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect Examples: I nearly died laughing! He smiled a mile wide. 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6

Onomatopoeia • the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) • the use of words whose sound suggests the sense 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7

Your Turn 1. The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore. personification 2. His room was a junk pile. metaphor 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 8

3. The moonless night was as dark as black velvet. simile 4. The sheets hanging on the clothesline danced in the wind. personification 5. Some students would rather eat dirt and die than to sit down and read a book. hyperbole 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 9

7. You are as slow as molasses in January. simile 8. The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the sea. personification 9. I could eat a million pancakes! hyperbole 10. He was a library of information about baseball. metaphor 5/19/2021 copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty. com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 10