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Timmy and Collin 9/19/11 Powerpoint:Figurative Language

Explore the power of figurative language with examples of similes, metaphors, hyperboles, onomatopoeias, personifications, alliterations, and idioms. Enhance your language skills in a playful and engaging way.

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Timmy and Collin 9/19/11 Powerpoint:Figurative Language

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  1. Timmy and Collin9/19/11Powerpoint:Figurative Language

  2. Simile • Simile-using like or as to compare 2 things. • My dad’s is bald as a eagle.

  3. Metaphor • Metaphor-comparing 2 things without using like or as;something is something else. • The lady’s hair was bone white.

  4. Hyperbole • Hyperbole-using exaggeration to make a point. • My mom has a million things to do Monday.

  5. Onomatopoeia • Onomatopoeia-sound word;bang,tick-tock. • The car went clickity-clack down the street.

  6. Personification • Personification-giving human qualities to something not human. • The trees were dancing in the wind.

  7. Alliteration • Alliteration-repetition of beginning sound: the brown bear ate berries by the bay. • Harry had hairy legs.

  8. Idiom • Idiom-a well known expression that does not mean what it says:cat got you tongue. • The king lives high on the hog.

  9. Practice Problems1.My mom is busy as a bee.2. He has the heart of a lion.3.His brain is the size of a pea.4. The crack of the bat went ding.5.Collin caught a crazy cat.6.The sun was smiling.7.My friend’s bark is worse than her bite.

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