A comparison of two unlike things that uses like or as You are as brave as a lion Santas belly was like a bowl full of jelly Metaphor Metaphor noun A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use like or as ID: 742880
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SIMILESlide3
Simile(noun)
A comparison of two unlike things that uses “like” or “as” You are as
brave as a lion.
Santa’s belly was
like
a bowl full of jelly.Slide4
Metaphor Slide5
Metaphor(noun)
A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use “like” or “as”Your head is
a box of
rocks.
You
are
the sunshine of my life.Slide6
AlliterationSlide7
Alliteration(noun)repetition
of consonant sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases
L
aura
l
aughs
l
oudly
l
ike
l
ittle
l
eopards. Slide8
Onomatopoeia Slide9
Onomatopoeia(noun)
a word that imitates the sound it represents. Boom!CrackleChirpSlide10
PersonificationSlide11
Personification(noun)
Giving something that is NOT human the characteristics of a human.The evil sun
shot
down its
glaring rays
on the
lonely lawn chair
.
The
clock laughed at me
as I waited for hours in at the doctor’s office.Slide12
Imagery Slide13
Imagery(noun)descriptive
language that appeals to the five sensesyou can “hear”, “see”, etc. what the words describe Hearing, sight, touch, taste, smellSlide14
IdiomSlide15
Idiom(noun)
A common saying that is not meant literallyYou have a chip on your shoulder. She was the apple of his eye.Slide16
Figurative LanguageSlide17
Figurative Language (noun)
The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such a way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions.Similes,
metaphors
,
hyperboles
, and
alliterations
are all types of figurative language.Slide18
HyperboleSlide19
Hyperbole(noun)
An intentional exaggeration It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets
.
Everybody and their mom
was in line to go to the bathroom. Slide20
AssonanceSlide21
Assonance (noun)
Repetition of vowel sounds between words. The sounds in words sounds very similar to one another I
lie
down by the
side
of my
bride
.Slide22
OxymoronSlide23
Oxymoron(noun)
A pair of opposite terms in a single, unusual expressionAgree to disagreeAwfully nice
Friendly enemySlide24
Allusion (n)Slide25
Allusion (noun)A figure of speech where the speaker/narrator refers to another (usually famous) person, place, or work of art.
Harriet Tubman was thought of as the Moses of her time.You could say that chocolate is my Kryptonite.