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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. simile. metaphor. personification. onomatopoeia. Simile: a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as". I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake. Metaphor:.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language simile metaphor personification onomatopoeia

  2. Simile: a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as"

  3. I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake.

  4. Metaphor: A way of describing something by comparing it to something else

  5. The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.

  6. Onomatopoeia: Words that are sounds

  7. Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Glippp Gluppp Gluppp

  8. Personification to compare something that is not human as if it had human characteristics

  9. The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.

  10. Examples • The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner. • The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. • The sun greeted me this morning. • Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city. • The lightning lashed out with anger.

  11. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • The flowers begged for water.

  12. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • Crocodile’s teeth are white daggers.

  13. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • The popcorn popped and cracked in the microwave.

  14. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • The time sped by a fast as a racecar at Talledega.

  15. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • His belt was a snake curling around his waist.

  16. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • The waffle jumped out of the toaster.

  17. Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification? • The thunder grumbled like an old man.

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