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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Why should we use it? TO LIVEN UP OUR WRITING!!!!! . METAPHOR a comparison without using like or as A hot dog is a celebration in a bun. SIMILE. a comparison using like or as The hot dog is like a celebration in a bun. IMAGERY language that appeals to the sense

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Why should we use it? TO LIVEN UP OUR WRITING!!!!! 

  2. METAPHOR a comparison without using like or as A hot dog is a celebration in a bun.

  3. SIMILE a comparison using like or as The hot dog is like a celebration in a bun.

  4. IMAGERY language that appeals to the sense He felt the cold water streaming down his esophagus.

  5. PERSONIFICATION A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea The flowers danced in the breeze.

  6. IDIOM language specific expression in a pickle costs an arm and a leg couch potato

  7. ALLITERATION repeated sounds occurring at the beginning of words Betty Bahnaynay Smiles, sniffles, and snobs

  8. HYPERBOLE an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect She said so on several million occasions.

  9. ONOMATOPOEIA the use of words that mimic sounds BOOM! BAM! BANG! WOP!

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