the many types of figurative language
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September 19,2011 By Cathy Tedder. The Many Types of Figurative Language. Simile. A simile is comparing 2 things using like or as. Example 1 My grandmother’s house is like a living nightmare. Example 2 The creepy ghost was as white as a shee p!. Metapho r. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE MANY TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
September 19,2011By Cathy Tedder
SimileA simile is comparing 2 things
using like or as.
Example 1My grandmother’s house is like a
living nightmare.Example 2
The creepy ghost was as white as a sheep!
MetaphorA metaphor compares 2
things with out using like or as.
Example 1Candy is a sweet paradise.
Example 2Caitlin is a skinny skeleton .
HyperboleA hyperbole uses exaggeration
to make a point.Example 1
The pug was as ugly as a goblin.Example 2
My brother scared me to death.
OnomatopoeiaAn onomatopoeia is a
sound word.Example 1
The skeletons rattled in the closet.
Example 2Suddenly there was a loud
bang!
Alliteration An alliteration is the repeating of a
beginning sound.Example 1
All the scary ghost go to the grocery store for a gross ghost party.
Example 2The candy called us to the candy
bowl on the crowded porch.
PersonificationPersonification is giving
something not human, human qualities.
Example 1The jack o` lantern followed us with his eyes as we walked by.
Example 2As the black cat walked across
our path it laughed at our costumes.
Idiom
An idiom is a well known expression that does not mean what it says.
Example 1The cat had our tongue because my
brother scared us.Example 2
The boat loud of candy was a dime a dozen.
Practice ProblemsI. The baby wined as her sister was taken
by the boogie monster.II. His costume was as scary as a duck.III. The kids were so scared they ran like
greased lighting.IV. The house was as purple as a purple
pickled eater.V. The wall poster jumped out at us once we
put the 3D glasses on.VI. Little Tommie's costume was the scary
real thing.VII.Scaring my little sis was a piece of cake.