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Master Figurative Language Techniques for Expressive Writing

Learn and practice the use of simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, and idioms to enhance your writing skills. Engage with fun examples and practice problems to master these verbal tools and make your writing come alive with vivid imagery.

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Master Figurative Language Techniques for Expressive Writing

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  1. Cy Brooks Isaiah Webb9/19/11Figurative Language

  2. Simile • Comparing using like or as • Ex: His wits are as sharp as a knife. • Ex: I feel like a million dollars.

  3. Metaphor • Comparing two things without using like or as • Ex: Her clothes are as messy as my room. • Ex. She is a needle in the haystack.

  4. Hyperbole • Using exaggeration to make a point • Ex: The teacher gave us a mile of homework. • Ex. He was as tall as a pine tree.

  5. Onomatopoeia • Sound words • Ex: The gun went kapow! • Ex: The bomb went boom!

  6. Alliteration • Repetition of beginning sounds • Ex. The big blackberry burst. • Ex. She sells sea shells by sea shore.

  7. Personification • Giving human qualities to something not human • Ex: The rock hopped down the hill during the earthquake. • Ex. The plastic bag danced across the road.

  8. Idiom • A well known expression that does not mean what it says. • Ex. Johnny said, “Don’t shoot yourself in the foot.” • Ex. Mom said to me, “Don’t change your spots for stripes.”

  9. Practice problems • As agile as a monkey. • Fear knocked at the door and faith answered. • Her hair is a bird’s nest. • The toppings are a mile high. • He imitated a duck. • Flowers use photosynthesis. • Stop jumping the gun!

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