1 / 9

Figurative Language

Figurative Language. By: Mrs. G. Simile. A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Ex : My sister is as sweet as the cupcake . . Metaphor.

imala
Download Presentation

Figurative Language

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Figurative Language By: Mrs. G

  2. Simile • A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Ex: My sister is as sweet as the cupcake.

  3. Metaphor • The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. Ex: Keith is a shining star.

  4. Personification • A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. • Ex: The little bird told the sun to shine brightly today.

  5. Alliteration • The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. • Ex: Sammy the Seahorse swam sixty six shores to see his sweetheart.

  6. Hyperbole • An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. • Ex: “It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing a hat and scarf.”

  7. Idiom • Idioms don’t have literal meanings. The language peculiar to a group of people. Ex: “A picture paints a thousand words”- A visual representation is far more descriptive than words.

  8. Oxymoron • They are two words that have opposite meanings and when combined, create a new meaning. • Ex: Roaring silence.

  9. Onomatopoeia • The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. • Ex: Splat! Pop! Snap!

More Related