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Mastering Figurative Language in Writing

Learn the art of figurative language in writing with similes, metaphors, hyperboles, onomatopoeias, alliterations, personifications, and idioms. Improve your descriptive skills and create vivid imagery in your writing through the use of these techniques.

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Mastering Figurative Language in Writing

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  1. Figurative Language September 19, 2011 Courtney Ayers andCaroline Jubb

  2. Simile Simile-using like or as to compare 2 things Example- My dog is as big as a horse.

  3. Metaphor Metaphor-comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else Example- He is a drifter, working wherever he can find work.

  4. Hyperbole Hyperbole- using exaggeration to make a point Example- The man can run so fast he is able to run across the Pacific Ocean in 5 minutes.

  5. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia-sound word Examples- I went outside and a frog went “Ribbit!”

  6. Alliteration Alliteration- repetition of the beginning sound Example- Lilian licked a lollipop.

  7. Personification Personification- giving human qualities to something not human Example- While the rain drops danced to the ground happily, the trees groaned in the wind.

  8. Idiom Idiom-a well known expression that does not mean what it says. Example- Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

  9. She is busy as a beaver. • The dog barks loudly. • Courtney , Caroline, and Carly are friends. • The moon smiled in the darkness. • My brother is a pig when he is hungry. • He stinks so bad when he walks by me, my eyes water. • Melanie is as cute as a lady bug. Practice Problems Hint- these sentences may have more than 1 answer.

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