Figurative Language

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Saying something when you mean something else

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Onomatopoeia 

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Onomatopoeia 

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things without using like and as, and using were, was, is instead. Example:  He is a beast.
  
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An over exaggeration 

The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...

• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile 

What is personification

• Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.Example:  The trees danced in the wind.
• Comparing things
• An exaggeration

What is a hyperbole?

• Telling the truth
• An exaggerationExample: Her cupcake is as big as a house.
  
• Comparing a rock to a island

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia is...

• An exaggerated statement
• A word that is the sound it makesExample:  BOOM, POP, SNAP
• A comparison of two things using like or as