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Figurative Language
By: Joseph ChounardDecember 2008
Metaphor DefinitionMetaphor Definition
comparison between two thingscomparison between two things
Metaphor internet Metaphor internet example example
Love Love stinksstinks http://knowgramming.com/metaphors/methttp://knowgramming.com/metaphors/met
aphor_chapters/metaphor_examples-senaphor_chapters/metaphor_examples-sensory.htmsory.htm
Metaphor personal exampleMetaphor personal example
• The sky was molasses
Simile DefinitionSimile Definition
Comparison between 2 things.Comparison between 2 things. Using like or as.Using like or as.
Simile internet example
As busy as a bee. http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.
php
Simile personal exampleSimile personal example
As big as a bear.As big as a bear.
Alliteration DefinitionAlliteration Definition
Repeating consonant soundsRepeating consonant sounds
Alliteration internet exampleAlliteration internet example
Rabbits Running Over Roses. Rabbits Running Over Roses. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392
/alliteration.html/alliteration.html
Alliteration personal example
The busy bee buzzed by the bike.
Personification Definition
• Assigning human traits to animals or objects.
Personification internet Personification internet exampleexample
The The lonelylonely train whistle train whistle criedcried out in out in the night.the night.
Personification personal Personification personal exampleexample
The tall tree stood up and walked The tall tree stood up and walked awayaway
Onomatopoeia DefinitionOnomatopoeia Definition
Sounds mimicking wordsSounds mimicking words
Onomatopoeia internet example
Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot http://knowgramming.com/
Onomatopoeia personal Onomatopoeia personal exampleexample
Ding-dong went the door bellDing-dong went the door bell
Hyperbole Definition Hyperbole Definition
Extreme exaggerated statementExtreme exaggerated statement
Hyperbole internet example
"My dog is so ugly, I have to tie a $100 bill on it so people will pet him
Hyperbole personal exampleHyperbole personal example
He is so rich that he make He is so rich that he make millionaires look poor.millionaires look poor.
Idioms Definition Idioms Definition
• an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
Idiom internet example
• A bit much• http://www.usingenglish.com/refer
ence/idioms/
Idiom personal exampleIdiom personal example
A little bird told meA little bird told me
The EndThe End
By: Joseph ChounardBy: Joseph Chounard