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Figurative Language. By: Jordyn Hires . She looks like a toad. Simile. Comparing to different things using like or as (or than). S he is a bright star. Metaphor. Comparing 2 different things without using like or as (or than). I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Hyperbole.
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Figurative Language By: Jordyn Hires
She looks like a toad. Simile • Comparing to different things using like or as (or than).
She is a bright star. Metaphor • Comparing 2 different things without using like or as (or than).
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Hyperbole • Over exaggerating to prove a point.
I’ll be done in a minute. Understatement • Expression that is under exaggerated, not having strong felling.
When I bit the cookie it said ow! Personification • Having a human trait to a objects, ideas, or sounds.
My dogs bark all the time. Onomatopoeia • Sound words, words that have a sound.
Buzzing bumble bees blew by me. Alliteration • Three or more words that begin with the same sound or letter.
You’re in a tough pickle my friend. Idiom • Expressions that don’t mean literally what they say.