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Ms. Alvey ’s Helpful Figurative Language Study Guide

Ms. Alvey ’s Helpful Figurative Language Study Guide. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story. There are various ways of creating a foreshadowing : Dialogues of characters to hint at what may occur in future

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Ms. Alvey ’s Helpful Figurative Language Study Guide

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  1. Ms. Alvey’s Helpful Figurative Language Study Guide

  2. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story. • There are various ways of creating a foreshadowing: • Dialogues of characters to hint at what may occur in future • Event or action in the story may throw a hint to the readers about future events or action • A title of a work or a chapter title can act as a clue that suggests what is going to happen • Why use it? • Foreshadowing in fiction creates an atmosphere of suspense in a story so that the readers are interested to know more • The reader develops expectations about the coming events in a story Foreshadowing

  3. Metaphors compare two things (people, animals, things or places) NOT using like or as. Examples: • The snow is a white blanket.  • Americais a melting pot.   • Her lovely voice was music to his ears.  • Lifeis a rollercoaster.   • The alligator’s teeth are white daggers.   • His heart is a cold iron. • Sheis a peacock. • Heis a shinning star.  Metaphor

  4. Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human characteristics. Examples: • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. • The run down house appeared depressed. • The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. • She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door. Personification

  5. Similes compare two things using “like” or “as.” Examples: • “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks • “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee“ • "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box Simile

  6. A Hyperbole is an over exaggeration. Examples: • It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. • I am so hungry I could eat a horse. • I had a ton of chores to do. • If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die. • She is as thin as a toothpick. • This car goes faster than the speed of light. • Our new house cost a bazillion dollars. • We are poor and don’t have two cents to rub together. • The car is as fast as greased lightning. Hyperbole

  7. Alliteration is repeating the same starting sounds of words. Examples: • Come and clean your closet. • The big bad bear attacked all the little bunnies in the forest. • Shut the shutter before it makes you shudder. • Go and gather the green leaves in the lawn. • Please put your pen away and play the piano. • Round and round she ran until she realized she was running round and round. Alliteration

  8. Onomatopoeia areword(s) that mimics the sound. Examples: • Cackle • Caw • Chatter • Cheep • Chirp • Cluck Onomatopoeia

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