Figurative Language By: Brenden Politte

Metaphor: a comparison using not like or as Example 1: His room was a junk pile. Example 2: At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line.

This room was a junk pile. Explanation: Dirty room.

At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line. Explanation: Pretty sunset.

Simile: a comparison using like or as Example 1: The baby's skin was like a rose petal. Example 2: My brother is as sneaky as a rat.

The baby's skin was smooth as a rose petal. Explanation: Smooth.

My brother was sneaky as a rat. Explanation: Sneaky

Alliteration: Repeating the same sound. Example 1: Rabbits running over roses. Example 2: His dark eyes dared me with danger.

Rabbits run on roses. Explanation: Running fast.

Her dark eyes dared me with danger. Explanation: She is mad.

Onomatopoeia: A word that describes another word. Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan. Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.

The bacon was sizzling in the pan. Explanation: The bacon was hot. .

Personification: Comparing to a human Example 1: The puppy cried when I left for school. Example 2: The rain kissed my checks as it fell.

The bee was buzzing around the flower. Explanation: The bee was buzzing.

Puppy was sad when I left for school. Explanation: Puppy's are sad.

The rain kissed my checks as it fell. Explanation: The rain is smooth.

Hyperbole: Is when it is crazy. Example 1: I was so hungry I could eat a horse. Example 2: I tried a thousand times.

I was so hungry I could eat a hourse. Explanation: I was really hungry.

I tried a million times. Explanation: Tried a lot of times.