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Timmy and Collin 9/19/11 Powerpoint:Figurative Language. Simile. Simile-using like or as to compare 2 things. My dad’s is bald as a eagle. Metaphor. Metaphor-comparing 2 things without using like or as;something is something else. The lady’s hair was bone white. Hyperbole.
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Simile • Simile-using like or as to compare 2 things. • My dad’s is bald as a eagle.
Metaphor • Metaphor-comparing 2 things without using like or as;something is something else. • The lady’s hair was bone white.
Hyperbole • Hyperbole-using exaggeration to make a point. • My mom has a million things to do Monday.
Onomatopoeia • Onomatopoeia-sound word;bang,tick-tock. • The car went clickity-clack down the street.
Personification • Personification-giving human qualities to something not human. • The trees were dancing in the wind.
Alliteration • Alliteration-repetition of beginning sound: the brown bear ate berries by the bay. • Harry had hairy legs.
Idiom • Idiom-a well known expression that does not mean what it says:cat got you tongue. • The king lives high on the hog.
Practice Problems1.My mom is busy as a bee.2. He has the heart of a lion.3.His brain is the size of a pea.4. The crack of the bat went ding.5.Collin caught a crazy cat.6.The sun was smiling.7.My friend’s bark is worse than her bite.