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Tyra R andolph 9-19-11

Tyra R andolph 9-19-11. Figurative Language. Simile. Definition. Using like or as to compare 2 things. Sarah was as brave as a lion. Examples. Metaphor. Definition. Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else.

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Tyra R andolph 9-19-11

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  1. Tyra Randolph9-19-11 Figurative Language

  2. Simile Definition • Using like or as to compare 2 things. • Sarah was as brave as a lion. Examples

  3. Metaphor Definition • Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else. • As a new basketball player Michelle is a diamond in the rough. Examples

  4. Hyperbole Definition • Using exaggeration to make a point. • He has a ton of money. Examples

  5. Onomatopoeia Definition • Sound word: bang, tick-tock. • Everyone could her the rustle of the money in her pocket. Examples

  6. Alliteration Definition • Repetition of beginning sound. • The cat caught a cold while calling the boy outside the cottage. Examples

  7. Personification Definition • Giving human qualities to something not human. • The lost puppy yelled “take me”, to people that walked by. Examples

  8. Idiom Definition • A well known expression that does not mean what it says. • Sean is as mad as a hatter, but he’s a nice person. Examples

  9. Practice Problems • 1. She is as hungry as a horse. • 2. The bugs waved at me as I drove by. • 3. His clothes are as dirty as a pig pen. • 4. The car crashed with a loud BANG! • 5. Since Sarah was mad she told Ben to cry her a river. • 6. The bird waved at me as I walked by. • 7. The grasshopper hopped with a loud Bong.

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