Types of Figurative Language Used in Out of

Types of Figurative Language Used in Out of the Dust

Simile • Comparison using LIKE or AS • Examples: – White LIKE a ghost – Warm AS a spring day

Metaphor • Direct comparison of two unlike things- no LIKE or AS • Examples: – She is an old mule. – My mom is a pillar of strength.

Onomatopoeia • A word that makes the sound of the action it describes. • Examples: – The bacon sizzled. – The door creaked.

Repetition • Repeating words, lines, and phrases over again to stress the importance of the idea. • Example: – Spring is flowers, Spring is green grass, Spring is rainy days

Alliteration • Repetition of beginning consonant sounds. • Example: – The lizards leisurely lay in the sun.

Assonance • Repetition of vowel sounds in words. • Example: – The witch’s fleet feet sweep over the steep stairs.

Idioms • An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of words. • Examples: – Raining cats and dots – Hold your horses – Stabbed in the back – Green thumb – Over his head

Imagery • Using the 5 sense to describe something (show, don’t tell). • Examples: – Thunder rumbled and rain fell from the sky. – Flowers bloomed and their scent filled the air.

Personification • Giving something (an object or animal) human qualities. • Example: – The ball growled at my feet and refused to cooperate every time I tried to score.

Hyperbole • A huge exaggeration used to emphasize a point. • Examples: – “For the ten-thousandth time! Clean your room!” – I had a gash the size of Texas.

Stanza • Poem’s paragraph- verse • Example: – Rose are red Violets are blue

Focus: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, & Simile • Alliteration: Repetition of beginning consonant sounds • Onomatopoeia: A word that makes the sound of the action it describes. • Simile: A comparison using “like” or “as”

Examples: • The burgers sizzled in the pan. – Onomatopoeia • We were watching and waiting by the water. – Alliteration

Examples: • Fancy folks fret on the freight train. – Alliteration • Her feet felt like ice. – Simile

Examples: • It was hard as a rock. – Simile • The frog splashed on the lily pad. – Onomatopoeia

Examples: • She was like an angel. – Simile • The dynamite went ka-boom! – Onomatopoeia

Examples: • The birds chirped all morning long. – Onomatopoeia • They continued cautiously as they crossed the street. – Alliteration

Examples: • He moved as slow as a turtle. – Simile • The dog dipped delightfully in the stream. – Alliteration

Focus: Metaphor, Personification, & Hyperbole • Metaphor: Comparison of two unlike things (no “like” or “as”). • Personification: Giving something (an object or animal) human qualities. • Hyperbole: A huge exaggeration used to emphasize a point.

Examples: • Life is a battle. – Metaphor • These books in your bag weight a ton. – Hyperbole

Examples: • I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. – Hyperbole • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. – Personification

Examples: • The noise is music to her ears. – Metaphor • He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door. – Personification

Examples: • She is drowning in the sea of love. – Metaphor • The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. – Personification

Examples: • She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door. – Personification • I would die if she asks me to dance. – Hyperbole

Examples: • He is older than dirt. – Hyperbole • She is an angel. – Metaphor

Focus: Assonance, Idiom, & Imagery • Assonance: Repetition of beginning consonant sounds • Idiom: An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of words. • Imagery: Using the five senses to describe something (show, don’t tell).

Examples: • Take someone under your wing – Idiom • The grimy scraps of withered leaves at your feet. – Imagery

Examples: • A dime a dozen – Idiom • I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless. – Assonance

Examples: • Flash with a rash gimme my cash – Assonance • I gazed upon grey skies above – Imagery

Examples: • Try to light the fire – Assonance • A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. – Imagery

Examples: • Under the weather – Idiom • The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their decent to the ground. – Imagery

Examples: • It beats…as it sweeps…as it cleans – Assonance • To throw in the towel – Idiom