Figurative Language

1-simile 2-hyperbole Figurative Language 3-personification 4-allusion 5-Imagery 6-symbolism 7-Idioms 8-metaphor 9-Alliteration 10-onomatopoeia

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

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

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

The girl was a fish in the water. My love is a red, red rose.

Personification to give human characteristics to something

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

Alliteration: Repetition of the first consonant

“There’s always something left to love. If you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” - Lorraine Hansberry “Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.” -Helen Keller “The deep churn something had happened down in the dim, foggy, green depths.” – Paul Annixter Better brave than bored.

Onomatopoeia: Words that are sounds

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

Hyperbole An obvious and intentional exageration

I died laughing. I have been waiting forever. I tried a thousand times. The car was so fast, it tore up the asphalt.

Idioms A word or phrase that means something different from what it says. It is usually a metaphor.

A picture paints a thousand words. Losing my job was a blessing in disguise. He did not win the election and now he has a chip on her shoulder. My college tuition costs an arm and a leg.

Symbolism • Something that is used to represent an idea, feeling, or object. • Light bulb = idea • Red roses = love • Wedding band = commitment

Imagery • A description that appeals to one or more of the reader’s senses. The watermelon dripped sweet, cold, sticky juice down my chin.

Allusion • Making reference to a person, place, event or piece of literature

Figurative Language