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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Simile. Figure of speech using the word “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. She is as pretty as a sunset. He is strong like an ox. Metaphor. Comparison of one thing or idea to another which is not normally related.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. Simile • Figure of speech using the word “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike She is as pretty as a sunset. He is strong like an ox.

  3. Metaphor • Comparison of one thing or idea to another which is not normally related My hand is his umbrella. The eel is a belt.

  4. Onomatopoeia • Is the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action Bang! Boom! Pow!

  5. Personification • Is a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object You talk about something that is not a person like it has traits of a person My computer freezes to be vengeful. My phone hates me. It messes up on purpose to make me mad.

  6. Alliteration • Is the repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers; where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

  7. Hyperbole • Is an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true

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