1. Figurative Language

2. Simile
That bug is as dead as a doornail.
His back felt stiff as a board.
Jason felt like a fish out of water.
Ethan was like a bull in a china shop.
A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

3. Famous similes “Your love is like a rollercoaster, baby.”
“When I’m gone, I’ll miss you like a child misses her blanket.”
“I love you like fat kid loves cake.”

4. Metaphor These biscuits are rocks. Raymond is a bear when he’s tired.
After the hurricane, Jason was a wreck.
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.

5. Metaphor These biscuits are rocks. Raymond is a bear when he’s tired.
After the hurricane, Jason was a wreck.
Generally, metaphors use a form of the verb “to be.” See underlined examples above!

6. Famous metaphors
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year.” –Pink Floyd
“You be the prince and I’ll be the princess. It’s a love story, baby, just say yes.” –Taylor Swift
Generally, metaphors use a form of the verb “to be.” See underlined examples above!

7. “Strong as 10 regular men, definitely.” –Aladdin
Hyperbole
“Strong as 10 regular men, definitely.” –Aladdin
“You know I’d walk 1,000 miles if I could just see you tonight.” –Vanessa Carlton
“I’m the type of guy that’ll take you out and buy that rock that’ll break your arm.” -Jagged Edge
Hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement. Like other figurative language, hyperbole is used to create a certain image or idea, and is not meant to be taken literally.

8. Personification
Have you ever noticed what cheerful things brooks are? They’re always laughing. Even in winter-time I’ve heard them under the ice.
When we give human characteristics to a non-human object or idea, it is called personification.

9. Personification
Have you ever noticed what cheerful things brooks are? They’re always laughing. Even in winter-time I’ve heard them under the ice.
Obviously, we know brooks don’t laugh. However, by personifying the brooks, the author allows the reader to imagine the sound of the running water flowing in the brook.

10. Onomatopoeia
Words that stand for noises…
(pow, pop, snap, boom, etc.)

11. The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
Foreshadowing
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
Where have you read or seen foreshadowing in books or movies?

12. Alliteration: The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.
Example: A tutor who tooted a flute/Tried to tutor two tutors to toot/Said the two to the tutor,/ “Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?”

13. Irony
A difference in what is expected and what really happens can be a situation or verbally speaking . .
Examples??