Figurative Language

1. Figurative Language Wynne Intermediate School

2. What is Figurative Language? • Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. • The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

3. Simile • A way of describing something by comparing it with something else using the words “like” or “as”

4. Examples • I am hungry as a horse. • You run like a rabbit. • She is as happy as a clam.

5. Metaphor: • a figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing

6. Examples of Metaphors • Her home was a prison. • He is a real pig when he eats. • The assignment was a breeze!

7. Personification • is giving human qualities to something that is not human

8. Examples of personification • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky • The run down house appeared sad. • The thunder grumbled like an old man. • The fire ran wild.

9. Alliteration • Repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables in a series of words

10. Examples of Alliteration • Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August • Carries cat clawed her couch, creating chaos. • Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand

11. Let’s Review!! • The wind sang through the meadow. • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration

12. Review… • Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping. • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration

13. Review… • Her hair was silk • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration

14. She is as sick as a dog. • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration

15. The birds expressed their joy. • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration

16. Ashton tried to help but his legs were rubber. • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration