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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Keyannah Pleasant September 22, 2011. Simile. Using like or as to compare 2 things. The girl is like a boat. Metaphor. Comparing 2 things without using like or as . My sister is a cat when he runs. Hyperbole. Using exaggeration to make a point.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Keyannah Pleasant September 22, 2011

  2. Simile • Using like or as to compare 2 things. • The girl is like a boat.

  3. Metaphor • Comparing 2 things without using like or as . My sister is a cat when he runs.

  4. Hyperbole • Using exaggeration to make a point. • He got tons of money in his pocket.

  5. Onomatopoeia • Sound words. • The phone kept ringing, ringing.

  6. Alliteration • Repetition of beginning words. • The silly snake sneaked outside.

  7. Personification • Giving human qualities to something not human. • The iron waved at me.

  8. Idiom A well know expressions that does not mean what it says. Time was against the clock.

  9. Closing Slide 1. As blind as a bat. 2. All bite and no bite. 3. My computer hates me but my camera loves me. 4. Brian love to eat berries at the bay. 5. He got tons of money. 6.She is all heartbroken. 7.The car was rumbling down the road.

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