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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. By: Caitlin Lloyd. Simile. Definition- Compares two different things using “like” or “as.” Example- She is as spoiled as a princess. Hyperbole. Definition-Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect. Example- It is going to take forever to get up this hill!.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language By: Caitlin Lloyd

  2. Simile Definition- Compares two different things using “like” or “as.” Example- She is as spoiled as a princess.

  3. Hyperbole Definition-Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect. Example- It is going to take forever to get up this hill!

  4. Alliteration Definition- The repetition of the first consonant sound in words. Example- The sick courageous cowboy coughed all the way to California.

  5. Metaphor Definition- Comparing two things without saying “like” or “as.” Example- The spaghetti was worms.

  6. Personification Definition- Giving human traits to something inhuman. Example- The briers cut my legs with their tiny swords as I walked around the woods.

  7. Onomatopoeia Definition- Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Example- The flower pot made a loud “CRASH” as it hit the floor.

  8. Idiom Definition- Expression that don’t mean exactly what they say. Example- My mom tells my brother that he is walking on thin ice when he is in trouble.

  9. Understatement Definition- Expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of hyperbole. Example- I will never like eating carrots!

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