LET Figurative Elements Project

Andrew Marshall

Metaphor

Direct comparison between two things that does NOT USE “like’’ or “as’’

Example 1: His room was a junk pile.

Example 2: I am a rainbow.

I am a rainbow.

• Explanation: I am a colorful person.

His room was a junk pile.

• Explanation: His room is a mess.

Simile

A comparison using like or as.

• Example 1: The baby's skin was like rose petals.

• Example 2: My brother was a sneaky as a rat.

The baby’s skin was like a rose.

• Explanation: The baby’s skin is smooth.

He is as sneaky as a rat.

Explanation: He is sneaky.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same sound.

• Example 1: Rabbits running over roses.

• Example 2: His dark eyes dared with danger.

Rabbits running over roses.• Explanation: The rabbit is running.

His dark eyes dared with danger.

• Explanation: His eyes are scary.

Onomatopoeia

Uses sound words such as boom

• Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.

• Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.

The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.

• Explanation: It was frying.

The bee went buzzing by the flower.

• Explanation: The bee flew by the flower.

Personification

Gives something human like qualities.

• Example 1: The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore.

• Example 2: The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea.

The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore.

• Explanation: The sea touched the grass.

The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea.

• Explanation: The waves washed away the sand castle.

Hyperbole

Shows exaggeration

• Example 1: There are millions of other things to do.

• Example 2: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

There are millions of other things to do.

• Explanation: There are many things to do.

I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Explanation: I can eat a lot.