Figurative language

A simile is:

• a comparison that uses "like" or "as".

• giving human qualities to non-human things.

• a word that makes its sound when you read it.

• an exaggeration.

An example of a simile is:

• She is a ray of sunshine!

• The tree was dancing in the wind.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• She is as sweet as pie!

A metaphor:

• is a common expression that means something other that what the words say.

• a word that sounds like what it is.

• a comparison of two things that DOES NOT use "like" or "as".

• an exaggeration

An example of a metaphor is:

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• The train went clang, clang as it crossed the tracks.

• I walked a million miles to get here!

• The snow is a white blanket.

Hyperbole is:

• an exaggeration

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a word that sounds like what it is.

• a comparison that DOES NOT use "like" or "as"

an example of hyperbole is:

• The sheep went baaaa!

• Her cheeks are red like a rose.

• I walked a million miles to get here.

• He is a shining star.

Onomatopoeia

• a word that sounds like what it is.

• an exaggeration.

• a comparison using "like" or "as".

• the repetition of letters or sounds

An example of onomatopoeia is:

• The sound of the buzzing bees could be heard from the house.

• She sells seashells on the seashore.

• He has a chip on his shoulder.

• He ran faster than the wind.

An idiom is:

• the repetition of letters or sounds.

• a word that sounds like what it is.

• is a common expression that means something other than what the words say.

• a comparison that DOES NOT use like or as.

An example of an idiom is:

• This house is as clean as a whistle.

• Knock em dead!

• The tree was dancing in the wind.

• The sheep went baaaaa!