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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. What is figurative language?. Words are used in an imaginative way to express things that are not literally true. Used for comparison, emotional effect, and emphasis. What are some types of figurative language?. Simile Metaphor Personification Pun Alliteration

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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  1. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  2. What is figurative language? • Words are used in an imaginative way to express things that are not literally true. • Used for comparison, emotional effect, and emphasis

  3. What are some types of figurative language? • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Pun • Alliteration • Hyperbole • Onomatopoeia • Idiom

  4. Simile • Comparison using “like” or “as” • Examples?

  5. Twinkle, twinkle little star… • Life is like a box of chocolates… • She’s as gentle as a lamb • Working like a dog • He eats like a pig • Hungry as a horse • Skin as cold as ice • Hard as a rock

  6. Metaphor • Comparison NOT using “like” or “as” • Examples?

  7. All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players • The school is a prison • He is a sheep • America is a melting pot • That guy is a snake • She is a weasel • I am an angel • Homework is the devil • She is a rock

  8. personification • Giving human qualities to something not human (animal, object, or idea) • Examples?

  9. The stars danced in the sky • Opportunity was knocking • The wind howled • Time flies by • The CD flew off the shelves • The evil tree was lurking in the shows • I could hear vacation calling my name • The thunder clapped

  10. Pun • A play on words based on similar words or word meanings. Used for humor • Examples?

  11. The optometrist made a spectacle of himself • Pillows are making headlines • The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line. • A horse is a stable animal • My teacher is classy • If you throw a cat out the window, its kitty litter • A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion

  12. Alliteration • Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words • Examples?

  13. Sally sold seashells by the seashore • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers • Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food. • Out of order • Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand. • Bed, Bath, & Beyond • KrispyKreme • Dunkin’ Donuts • Best Buy • Pay Pal

  14. hyperbole • An extreme exaggeration • Examples?

  15. Older than the hills • Brain the size of a pea • Tons of money • So hungry I could eat a horse • I've told you a million times • I will die if I have to be seen with them • Big as an elephant

  16. Onomatopoeia • Words that sound the way they are spelled • Examples?

  17. Buzz • Splash • Squirt • Drip • Plop • Zip • Bang • Slurp

  18. idiom • Means something different from the individual words within it • Examples?

  19. She has the blues • Pulling my leg • Raining cats and dogs • Out of the blue • Pay the piper • A chip on your shoulder • Changing your tune • Jump the gun • Takes two to tango • In the spotlight

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