Simile A simile is a comparison using like or as It compares two dissimilar objects ExampleHis feet were as big as boats We are comparing the size of feet to boats Metaphor ID: 726700
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Figurative Language
Figurative Language is a tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story or a poem.Slide2
Simile
A
simile
is a comparison using like or as. It compares two dissimilar objects. Example…His feet were as big as boats. We are comparing the size of feet to boats.Slide3
Metaphor
A
metaphor
states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. Example…Her hair is silk. The sentence is comparing (or stating) that hair is silk.Slide4
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
is the imitation of natural sounds in word form. Sometimes the word names a thing or action by copying the sound. Example…The basketball went swish through the net.Slide5
Personification
Personification
is giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects. Example…. The window winked at me. The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is an inanimate object. Therefore, we have a good example of personification.Slide6
Alliteration
Alliteration
is the repeating of the initial consonant in neighboring words.
Example… The slippery snake squirmed through Samson Street. The repeated sound is “s”Slide7
Idiom
Idiom
–
An expression used in a special manner. Example…Cat got your tongue? Slide8
Some Popular Idioms
Button your lip
He has a green thumb
Monkey BusinessHit the hayDo you have ants in your pants?Head in the cloudsCold feetUnder the weatherSlide9
Some Popular Idioms Continued
Green with envy
In the dog house
A drop in the bucketLeave a bad taste in your mouthIn a pickleMusic to my earsSlide10
Hyperbole
Hyperbole – An extreme exaggeration. Example…I am so hungry I could eat a horse.Slide11
Decide whether the following examples are…
Simile
Metaphor
OnomatopoeiaIdiomAlliterationPersonificationHyperboleSlide12
The ceramic cup crashed on the coffee colored counter.Slide13
The ceramic cup crashed on the coffee colored counter.
AlliterationSlide14
Brian was a wall, stopping every shot that came his way.Slide15
Brian was a wall, stopping every shot that came his way.
MetaphorSlide16
Hold your horses.Slide17
Hold your horses.
IdiomSlide18
The advertisement called out to the viewers watching TV.Slide19
The advertisement called out to the viewers watching TV.
PersonificationSlide20
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.Slide21
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
HyperboleSlide22
The bee went
buuzzzzz
around the flower.Slide23
The bee went
buuzzzzz
around the flower.OnomatopoeiaSlide24
Those two girls are like peas in a pod.Slide25
Those two girls are like peas in a pod.
SimileSlide26
Bill was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.Slide27
Bill was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.
SimileSlide28
Let’s go on a scavenger hunt…
You and a partner will try to find 1 example of each of the following types of figurative language.
Write the example, book title, and page number.
Also, explain how the example fits the type of figurative language you identify it as. For example, if it is a simile, explain what is being compared.4. You may use any book in the room including your SSR book, SS or Science texts, or any book from the classroom library.