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1 Figurative Language By: Brenden Politte

2 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.

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

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

5 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.

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

7 My brother was sneaky as a rat. Explanation: Sneaky

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

9 Rabbits run on roses. Explanation: Running fast.

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

11 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.

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

13 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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