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Figuratively Speaking. Just What am I talking About?. Flashback. Imagery. Analogies. Onomatopoeia. Puns. Foreshadowing. Idiom. Metaphor. Hyperbole. Simile. Idioms. A Little Bird Told Me. Just a few to get you started… This is for the birds Water off a duck’s back.
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Figuratively Speaking Just What am I talking About? Flashback Imagery Analogies Onomatopoeia Puns Foreshadowing Idiom Metaphor Hyperbole Simile
Idioms A Little Bird Told Me Just a few to get you started… This is for the birds Water off a duck’s back
Onomatopoeia“The sound makes you think of the meaning” PoP Just a few to get you started… Fireworks-Pop, Bang, etc. Crash Water Drip Slurpy
Hyperbole(A big exaggeration) I am so hungry that I could eat a horse. Now , this is really hungry!
Metaphors Ideas in motion A few to get your mind churning… The guy is a rock She is a Couch Potato Don’t be a Road Hog
Similes Your eyes sparkle like diamonds. Just a few to get you started… Her teeth were like pearls
Puns A Few... Talking to her about computer hardware I made my motherboard. Math teachers have lots of problems. 5+5= 8x9=
Imagery • Use of words which allows one to create an image or a “Mental Picture” The wheels are turning in his head.
Foreshadowing • The use of “hints” that something is going to happen later • Music does this well in the movie
Flashbacks • Allows a glimpse into the character’s past • Always give the reader a warning