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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Wilson Middle School. Types of Figurative Language. Simile Metaphor Imagery Alliteration . Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Idiom. Simile. A simile is a form of expression using “as” or “like” where one thing is compared to another. Simile.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Wilson Middle School

  2. Types ofFigurative Language • Simile • Metaphor • Imagery • Alliteration • Personification • Onomatopoeia • Hyperbole • Idiom

  3. Simile • A simile is a form of expression using “as” or “like” where one thing is compared to another.

  4. Simile • Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. -Forrest Gump

  5. Simile • Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. -Edward Cullen

  6. Simile • It’s so hot; I’m melting like a popsicle on the fourth of July!

  7. Metaphor • Similar to a simile but does not use “as” or “like” Directly compares two things

  8. Metaphor • The team was so nervous, they all had butterflies in their stomachs.

  9. Metaphor • That assignment was a breeze!

  10. Metaphor • I've been wandering the desert for a thousand days.-Selena Gomez

  11. Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms to your senses.

  12. Imagery • Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.-The Beatles

  13. Imagery • The sky looked like the untouched canvas of an artist.

  14. Imagery • The ants began their daily marching drill.

  15. Alliteration • Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.

  16. Alliteration • Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickled Peppers.

  17. Alliteration • Charlie’s cat clawed his couch, creating chaos.

  18. Alliteration • Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.Freezybreeze made these three trees freeze.Freezytrees made these trees' cheese freeze.That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.-Dr. Seuss

  19. Personification • A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea

  20. Personification • Under Sarah’s bed, there were more dust bunnies than boxes and dirty clothes!

  21. Personification • Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie.

  22. Onomatopoeia • The use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life

  23. Onomatopoeia • "Bang! went the pistol,
Crash! went the window
Ouch! went the son of a gun.

  24. Onomatopoeia • Listen to the bees buzzing by!

  25. Onomatopoeia • Dave whoosed down the hill on his sled during the snow storm!

  26. Hyperbole • An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. Not meant to mislead the reader but to strengthen a point.

  27. Hyperbole • I told my mom a thousand times I would clean my room but I never do!

  28. Hyperbole • I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!

  29. Idiom • An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of the language.

  30. Idiom • “You’re driving me up a wall!” • “We knocked her socks off!” • “I feel like a million bucks!”

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