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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Maci Barker. Simile. Example: That ballerina is like a graceful flamingo happily dancing in the water. Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as. H yperbole. Example: I will love you forever and always.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Maci Barker

  2. Simile Example: That ballerina is like a graceful flamingo happily dancing in the water. Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as

  3. Hyperbole Example: I will love you forever and always Hyperbole: is where you exaggerate at or show a very strong felling or effect

  4. Example: Tommy was a tom boy who was raised by toads. Tommy always climbed trees and then tumbled on the way home. Alliteration Alliteration: the same constant sound as the words it comes before or after

  5. Metaphor Example: His heart is Antarctica. Metaphor: comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

  6. Example: The lake was tired and wrinkly this morning. Personification Personification: letting something non-human have human traits

  7. Onomatopoeia Example: The lighting flashed after the thunder went BOOM!! Onomatopoeia: sound words that go with words that describe that.

  8. Idiom Example: You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink it. Idiom: expressions or sayings that don’t have the exact meaning

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