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Fun with Figurative Language - Explore Similes, Onomatopoeia, Idioms & More!

Discover the magic of figurative language with similes, onomatopoeia, idioms, metaphors, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole. Watch videos, learn through examples, and incorporate these creative tools into your writing.

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Fun with Figurative Language - Explore Similes, Onomatopoeia, Idioms & More!

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. #1 simile • A simile is one kind of figurative language. • It makes a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

  3. Simile video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMKaGLmkzk

  4. #2 Onomatopoeia • Sound words

  5. Onomatopoeia video • http://pinterest.com/pin/127860076892703394/

  6. Onomatopoeia

  7. Onomatopoeia

  8. Onomatopoeia

  9. # 3 Idiom • Sayings that have hidden meanings

  10. Idiom • "It's raining cats and dogs!” • It’s raining really hard.

  11. Give me a hand IDIOM EXAMPLES • Hit the books • Keep an eye on you • You're pulling my leg • Cat's got your tongue • Zip your lip • Cold turkey • Wear your heart on your sleeve • In the doghouse • When pigs fly • Put your foot in your mouth • On pins and needles • I'll be there with bells on • Bite off more than you can chew • Toss your cookies

  12. #4 Metaphor • Compares two things WITHOUT using like or as

  13. metaphor • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFgRj-5d5Ac

  14. #5 alliteration • Several words in the same sentence that begin with the same sound or letter • Example: Tongue Twisters

  15. Alliteration video/ tom the cat • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTy5ayjD4EE

  16. Betty botter tongue twister • Betty Botter bought some butter, • "But," she said, "this butter's bitter; • If I put it in my batter, • It will make my batter bitter; • But a bit of better butter, • Better than the bitter butter • Will but make my bitter batter better." • So she bought a bit of better butter, • Better than the bitter butter, • and made her bitter batter better.

  17. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

  18. Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.

  19. Carries cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.

  20. Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.

  21. alliteration • Go around the room and assign a letter to each child to practice.

  22. alliteration

  23. #6 personification • Giving human like characteristics to things that are not human

  24. personification • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

  25. personification • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

  26. personification • The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another.

  27. personification • You create one.

  28. #7 hyperbole • Extreme exaggeration

  29. Hyperbole • Nothing can bother him.

  30. hyperbole • These shoes are killing me.

  31. hyperbole • Christmas will never come.

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