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Mastering Figurative Language Techniques

This guide explores the art of figurative language, from similes and metaphors to hyperboles and personification. Learn how to use these literary devices effectively and enhance your writing skills.

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Mastering Figurative Language Techniques

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  1. Figurative Language Kallie and Evan September 19, 2011

  2. Simile • Using like or as to compare 2 things • His head was as hairless as a baby’s bottom.

  3. Metaphor • Comparing two things without using like or as; something is something else. • Trevor’s belt was a snake twisting around his waist.

  4. Hyperbole • Using exaggeration to make a point. • They ran like the wind.

  5. Onomatopeia • A sound word. • The dog went bow-wow.

  6. Alliteration • Repetition of beginning sound. • Mrs. Moore may have many moths in her house.

  7. Personification • Giving human qualities to something not human. • The computer doesn’t like me. The camera loves me.

  8. Idiom • A well known expression that doesn’t mean what it says. • A dummy and his money easily lose each other.

  9. Practice Problems • The phone went brrringbrrring. • Her hair is a rat’s nest. • She is shiny as a diamond. • She is hungry as a horse. - He has 200 pounds of money. • We went with the walrus named Walter. • The branches curtsied to the ground.

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