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By: Mariah H arding Monday-Sept.19 , 2011. Figurative Language PowerPoint. Simile. Definitions Using like or as to compare more than 1 thing. Examples The ground was as damp as the salty blue ocean. Mike’s voice was as clear as a whistle . Metaphor. Definition
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By: Mariah HardingMonday-Sept.19, 2011 Figurative Language PowerPoint
Simile Definitions • Using like or as to compare more than 1 thing. Examples • The ground was as damp as the salty blue ocean. • Mike’s voice was as clear as a whistle.
Metaphor Definition • Comparing 2 or more things without using like or as; something is something else. Examples • Angela’s hair was a bird’s nest. • My bedroom was a pig pin.
Hyperbole Definition • Using exaggeration to make a point. • Examples • I am so hungry that I could eat a cow. • I am so annoyed that I could jump off a building.
Onomatopoeia Definition • Sound word. Examples • My book fell off my desk with a bang. • The clock on the wall made a tick-tock noise.
Alliteration • Definition • Repetition of beginning a sound • Examples • The purple hippo ate fish in the sea. • The blue whale shot water out of its blow whole.
Personification Definition • Giving human qualities to something not human. Examples • As I walked through the forest ,the trees talked to me. • After I ate, the food walked around inside me.
Idiom Definition • A well known expression that does not mean what it says. Examples • My dad was being as busy as a bee. • My cousin uses the expression “cat got your tongue” when someone says something bad.
Practice Problems • My dog ate my homework. • The trees nodded at me as I walked through the forest. • The diamonds sparkled in the distance. • The bear went roar. • My dog is as dirty as a swamp. • Emily was so tired that she could fall asleep on a dogs back. • My hair was a birds nest.