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Figurative Language PowerPoint . By Dashawna Clark. Simile . Using like or as to compare 2 things Example:Dashawna is as clear as crystal. Metaphor. Comparing 2 things without using like or as Example: That stubborn grease stain won’t come out. Hyperbole.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint By Dashawna Clark
Simile • Using like or as to compare 2 things • Example:Dashawna is as clear as crystal.
Metaphor • Comparing 2 things without using like or as • Example: That stubborn grease stain won’t come out.
Hyperbole • Using exaggeration to make a point • Example: That joke is so old the last time I heard it I was riding a dinosaur.
Onomatopoeia • Sound word • Example:The lighting went boom and caught a tree on fire.
Alliteration • Repetition of beginning sound • Example:The tiny turtle tiptoed to the tree.
Personification • Giving human qualities to something not human • Example: The sun smiled at the children on the beach.
Idiom • A well known expression that does not mean what it says • Example:Da’Shawna was under the weather yesterday.
Practice Problems 1. She is as hungry as a horse. 2. The clouds made a huge smile at me. 3. His hand is a block of ice. 4. The door swung open and went bang. 5. The funny funnel cake flew into the trash. 6. The old lady hit the jackpot. 7. His ears were as big as an elephant.