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LET Figurative E lements P roject

LET Figurative E lements P roject . Andrew Marshall. M etaphor. Direct comparison between two things that does NOT USE “like ’’ or “as’’ Example 1: His room was a junk pile. Example 2: I am a rainbow. I am a rainbow. Explanation: I am a colorful person. His room was a junk pile.

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LET Figurative E lements P roject

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  1. LET Figurative Elements Project Andrew Marshall

  2. Metaphor Direct comparison between two things that does NOT USE “like’’ or “as’’ Example 1: His room was a junk pile. Example 2: I am a rainbow.

  3. I am a rainbow. • Explanation: I am a colorful person.

  4. His room was a junk pile. • Explanation: His room is a mess.

  5. Simile A comparison using like or as. • Example 1: The baby's skin was like rose petals. • Example 2: My brother was a sneaky as a rat.

  6. The baby’s skin was like a rose. • Explanation: The baby’s skin is smooth.

  7. He is as sneaky as a rat. Explanation: He is sneaky.

  8. Alliteration The repetition of the same sound. • Example 1: Rabbits running over roses. • Example 2: His dark eyes dared with danger.

  9. Rabbits running over roses. • Explanation: The rabbit is running.

  10. His dark eyes dared with danger. • Explanation: His eyes are scary.

  11. Onomatopoeia Uses sound words such as boom • Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan. • Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.

  12. The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan. • Explanation: It was frying.

  13. The bee went buzzing by the flower. • Explanation: The bee flew by the flower.

  14. Personification Gives something human like qualities. • Example 1: The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore. • Example 2: The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea.

  15. The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore. • Explanation: The sea touched the grass.

  16. The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea. • Explanation: The waves washed away the sand castle.

  17. Hyperbole Shows exaggeration • Example 1: There are millions of other things to do. • Example 2: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

  18. There are millions of other things to do. • Explanation: There are many things to do.

  19. I was so hungry I could eat a horse. • Explanation: I can eat a lot.

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