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Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors, Hyperbole, Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Alliteration.

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1 Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors, Hyperbole, Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Alliteration

2 Similes A comparison of two or more things using the words “like” or “as.” Example: The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky. Can you come up with any examples of your own?

3 Metaphors A comparison of two or more things without using the words “like” or “as.” Example: Her hair was pure silk. Can you come up with any examples of your own?

4 Hyperbole A BIG exaggeration, usually with humor.
Example: The creamery had mile high ice cream cones! Can you come up with any examples of your own?

5 Assonance A resemblance of sounds in words or symbols.
Example: holy and stony Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.

6 Onomatopoeia Naming a thing or an action by a sound associated with it
Example: Buzzzz! Hiss. Roar. Wuff! Can you come up with your own examples?

7 Personification Giving non humans (animals, places, objects) humanlike traits. The teddy bear smiled as the little girl hugged him close. Can you come up with your own examples?

8 Alliteration A number of words in the same sentence or phrase share the same first consonant sound. Example: The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by. Can you come up with your own examples?


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