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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. not to be taken literally, or word for word stirs up your imagination adds depth and color to writing. Simile: a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language • not to be taken literally, or word for word • stirs up your imagination • adds depth and color to writing

  2. Simile: a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

  3. I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake.

  4. Metaphor: comparison between 2 unlike things using a form of “to be” (not “like” or “as”)

  5. The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.

  6. Hyperbole: a huge exaggeration used to heighten effect

  7. She soared through the sky a million miles. It rained cats and dogs!

  8. Personification: giving the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea

  9. The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.

  10. Alliteration: (a sound device) repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words

  11. Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Ted talks too timidly.

  12. Onomatopoeia: (a sound device) the use of words that mimic sounds

  13. YeeeeeAhhhhhh Swish swishswish Chug chugchug!! GlupppGlupppGluppp

  14. hyperbole simile Poetry Terms personification metaphor alliteration onomatopoeia

  15. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 1) The wind whistled through the leaves.

  16. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 2) I love eating chocolate chip cookies.

  17. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 3) Her eyes were burning coals glistening in the dark night.

  18. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 4) The precocious girl popped her gum loudly.

  19. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 5) The smell of the pasta called my name.

  20. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 6) I called you a million times last night!

  21. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 7) Her hair was as soft as silk.

  22. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 8) My head hurts so bad that it might explode!

  23. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 9) After the boy threw it, the rock tap danced its way across the lake.

  24. Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 10) The children were angels when they were signing.

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