tyra r andolph 9-19-11
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Tyra R andolph 9-19-11. Figurative Language. Simile. Definition. Using like or as to compare 2 things. Sarah was as brave as a lion. Examples. Metaphor. Definition. Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tyra Randolph9-19-11
FigurativeLanguage
Simile
DefinitionExam
ples
Using like or as to compare 2 things.
Sarah was as brave as a lion.
Metaphor
DefinitionExam
ples
Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else.
As a new basketball player Michelle is a diamond in the rough.
Hyperbole
DefinitionExam
ples
Using exaggeration to make a point.
He has a ton of money.
Onom
atopoeiaDefinition
Examples
Sound word: bang, tick-tock.
Everyone could her the rustle of the money in her pocket.
AlliterationDefinition
Examples
Repetition of beginning sound.
The cat caught a cold while calling the boy outside the cottage.
PersonificationDefinition
Examples
Giving human qualities to something not human.
The lost puppy yelled “take me”, to people that walked by.
IdiomDefinition
Examples
A well known expression that does not mean what it says.
Sean is as mad as a hatter, but he’s a nice person.
Practice Problems
1. She is as hungry as a horse. 2. The bugs waved at me as I drove by. 3. His clothes are as dirty as a pig pen. 4. The car crashed with a loud BANG! 5. Since Sarah was mad she told Ben to
cry her a river.
6. The bird waved at me as I walked by.
7. The grasshopper hopped with a loud Bong.