figurative language by: brenden politte. metaphor: a comparison using not like or as example 1: his...
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Metaphor: a comparison using not like or as
• Example 1: His room was a junk pile.
• Example 2: At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line.
Simile: a comparison using like or as
– Example 1: The baby's skin was like a rose petal.
– Example 2: My brother is as sneaky as a rat.
Alliteration: Repeating the same sound.
• Example 1: Rabbits running over roses.
• Example 2: His dark eyes dared me with danger.
Onomatopoeia: A word that describes another word.
• Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.
• Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.
Personification: Comparing to a human
• Example 1: The puppy cried when I left for school.
• Example 2: The rain kissed my checks as it fell.
Hyperbole: Is when it is crazy.
• Example 1: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
• Example 2: I tried a thousand times.