Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Simile A comparison of two unlike things that have some quality in common. Comparison is expressed using words “like” or “as” Examples: She is as sweet as candy. The tired puppy slept like a log. copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Metaphor A comparison of two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing Does not use the words “like” or “as” Examples: You are my knight in shining armor. Sally is an angel. copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Extended Metaphor An extended metaphor is a longer metaphor that continues the comparison for several lines or stanzas; multiple comparisons are made between the two things instead of just one. Example: “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Personification Describing an animal or object as if it were human or had human qualities Examples: The wind howled through the trees. My computer hates me! copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Hyperbole A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect Examples: I nearly died laughing! He smiled a mile wide. copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Onomatopoeia the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) the use of words whose sound suggests the sense copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Your Turn The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore. personification His room was a junk pile. metaphor copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The moonless night was as dark as black velvet. simile The sheets hanging on the clothesline danced in the wind. personification Some students would rather eat dirt and die than to sit down and read a book. hyperbole copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018

copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You are as slow as molasses in January. simile The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the sea. personification I could eat a million pancakes! hyperbole He was a library of information about baseball. metaphor copyright 2006 Free template from brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5/26/2018