Figurative Language

My backpack weighs a ton!

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

The evening melted away like a snowflake.

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Time is a thief.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

Homework is a breeze.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

He is as busy as a bee.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

What is an example of a metaphor? 

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
• Her hair was silk. 
• Buzz, Hiss, Woof 

What is personification

• Giving human qualities to a human
• Giving non living qualities to living things
• Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
• Giving human qualities to a non human things

Onomatopoeia is...

• An exaggerated statement
• A sound effect
• A comparison of two things using like or as
• The use of a word associated with a sound.

Simile or Metaphor?
My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

An exaggerated statement is a...

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole