1. Figurative Langage

2. What is Figurative Language?
Figurative language or speech contains images. The writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, interest, and to make things clearer. The result of using this technique is the creation of interesting images.

3. Uses words to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
Imagery
Uses words to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

4. or The clouds were hanging over the valley
The clouds stretched out over the valley like a soft cotton blanket.

5. Alliteration
The 'sound' of a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or consonant (other letters of the alphabet) is repeated, for poetic effect. Sometimes called a Tongue Twister.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter's bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better. So she bought a bit of butter better than her bitter butter, and she put it in her batter and the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

6. Assonance The repetition of internal vowel sounds.
Doesn't have to rhyme!!
Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.
The pain may drain Drake, but maybe the weight is fake.

7. An overused expression
Cliche
An overused expression
swim like a fish Kim can swim. Kim can swim well. Kim swims like a fish.

8. Hyperbole
BIG exaggeration, usually with humor My dog is so ugly, he has to sneak up on his dish to eat! If I don't get these jeans, I will DIE!

9. Idiom
Idioms are word combinations that are idiotic! Crazy! Nuts! etc. In other words, idioms have meanings that can't be figured out by looking up the words in the dictionary. They have meanings that are understood by people who speak that language, but are very hard to understand for people who don't speak that language.

10. Horse Play
Cry your eyes out

11. Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.
Onomatopoeia
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.
BOOM!!!!

12. To give non- human things human qualities
Personification
To give non- human things human qualities
The earth coughed and choked in all
the pollution.

13. Compares two unlike thing using the words like or as.
Simile
Compares two unlike thing using the words like or as.
I’m as hungry as a horse!
He’s as sneaky as a
snake.

14. Compares two unlike things directly WITHOUT using like or as.
Metaphor
Compares two unlike things directly WITHOUT using like or as.
He hair is silk.

15. The wild & wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by.
Alliteration
The 'sound' of a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or consonant (other letters of the alphabet) is repeated, for poetic effect. Sometimes called a Tongue Twister
The wild & wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by.
Assonance
The repetition of internal vowel sounds. Doesn’t have to rhyme.
I made my way to the lake
Cliché
An overused expression.
No pain, no gain
Hyperbole
BIG exaggeration, usually with humor.
It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Idiom
A saying that does not make literal, logical or grammatical sense but people within the culture understand its meaning.
Don’t let the car out of the bag.
Onomatopoeia
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.
Splish, Splash!
Personification
To give non- human things human qualities.
The flowers danced in the breeze.
Simile
Compares two unlike thing using the words like or as.
The parking lot was as slick as an ice rink.
Metaphor
Compares two unlike things directly WITHOUT using like or as.
The parking lot was an ice rink.