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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. By: Catherine Tedder. Finding true love is as difficult as finding a black rock in coal. Simile: The comparison of two things using like or as. Simile. Hyperbole. I would rather eat dirt than sitting though a game of golf.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language By: Catherine Tedder

  2. Finding true love is as difficult as finding a black rock in coal. Simile: The comparison of two things using like or as. Simile

  3. Hyperbole I would rather eat dirt than sitting though a game of golf. Hyperbole: Exaggerating to show string feeling or effect.

  4. Mary Mac made mom marmalade in molasses. Alliteration: The repetition of the first consonant sound on words. Alliteration

  5. Metaphor The cold wind on my back is the cold breath of death himself. Metaphor: Two things are compared without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

  6. The cold stone graves stared at me though the gate of the grave yard. Personification: Giving human traits to objects or ideas. Personification

  7. Onomatopoeia “Screeeeeeeech”! I jumped, then realized it was just the cat clawing the kitchen floor. Onomatopoeia: words that represent the actual sound of something.

  8. Seeing a pig fly will be a pie in the sky. Idiom: Expressions that don’t mean exactly what they say. Idioms

  9. Understatement Understatement: Expression with less strength than expected. Wait for one minute.

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