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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Tori Westerfield Sept. 19, 2011. Simile. Simile – using like or as to compare two things. Her hair is as soft as velvet . She was as skinny as a yardstick. Metaphor. Metaphor – comparing two things without using like or as. Her hair is a silk ribbon.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language ToriWesterfield Sept. 19, 2011

  2. Simile Simile – using like or as to compare two things Her hair is as soft as velvet. She was as skinny as a yardstick.

  3. Metaphor Metaphor – comparing two things without using like or as Her hair is a silk ribbon. The baby girl is a beautiful angel.

  4. Hyperbole Hyperbole – Using exaggeration to make a point She was so stuffed she thought she might explode. He was so hungry he could eat a cow.

  5. Onomatopoiea Onomatopoiea – sound word The thunder made a low rumble. Tick tock, went the clock.

  6. Alliteration Alliteration – repetition of beginning sound Susan slurped silly smoothies. Madeline made mats for Mary.

  7. Personification Personification – giving human qualities to something not human The flowers danced in the breeze when I walked by. The spider winked at me when I came by.

  8. Idiom Idiom – a well known expression that does not mean what it says A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush. Put a sock in it!

  9. PracticeProblems Patricia painted purple polka dots. ________ Momis asbusy as a bee. _________ Her hand is as rough as sandpaper. _________ The ball touched the clouds! _________ The red car zoomed by. _________ The breeze whispered in my ear. _________ His hair is a mop. _________

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