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Gabrielle Farrar & Shekijah Ward

Gabrielle Farrar & Shekijah Ward. September 19, 2011 Figurative Language. Simile. Definition : Using like or as to compare two things. Ex. Ava is as cute as a cupcake. . Hyperbole . Definition : Using exaggeration to make a point. Ex. Gabbi’s smile was a mile wide. Onomatopoeia .

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Gabrielle Farrar & Shekijah Ward

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  1. Gabrielle Farrar & Shekijah Ward September 19, 2011 Figurative Language

  2. Simile • Definition : Using like or as to compare two things. Ex. Ava is as cute as a cupcake.

  3. Hyperbole • Definition : Using exaggeration to make a point. • Ex. • Gabbi’s smile was a mile wide.

  4. Onomatopoeia Definition: Ex. • Sound words. • Shekijah’s dad’s tummy rumbled and roared of hunger.

  5. Idiom • Definition : A well known expression that does not mean what it says. • Ex. • When Kaylee kept asking Emily to help with her puzzle , Emily said “put a sock in it!”

  6. Metaphor Definition Ex. • Comparing two things without using like or as. • Shekijah is a ray of sunshine.

  7. Personification • Definition : Giving human qualities to something not human. • Ex. • The berries were screaming “eat me first!”

  8. Alliteration • Definition : Repetition of a beginning sound. • Ex. • The purple pansy’s pantry is pink.

  9. Example Problems • The marching man might make a mouse. • That test was a piece of cake. • Her skin was as soft as a baby’s bottom. • The sun smiled at me as I played. • The rain fell and went pitter- patter on the roof. • I’m so hungry I could eat a cow. • Her foot is a giant’s foot.

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