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Poetry

Figurative Language
Literal or Figurative???
1. Grant always turns in his homework.
2. The water was rising in the river because of the rain.
3. Her teeth are like stars because they come out at night.
4. When she sings her voice is like velvet.
5. Half of the class did not complete the assignment.
6. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
7. Mike was so angry that steam was coming out of his ears.
8. The zebras cried when the wise old elephant died.
What is figurative language? 3

The opposite of literal language is


figurative language. Figurative language
is language that means more than
what it says on the surface.
It is a writer’s tool
It helps the reader
visualize what the
writer is thinking..
It puts a picture in the
readers mind!
4

How!

Whenever you describe something by


comparing it with something else,
you are using figurative language.
Simile
5

a direct comparison between two unlike things


usually using the words
“like” or “as”

I am hungry as a horse.
He is sneaky like a snake.
Metaphor
6

A way for describing something by comparing it


to something else; implied comparison between
two unlike things! Without using ‘as’ ‘like’
The road was a ribbon
wrapped through the desert.

He was a feather floating away.


Personification
7

To give human characteristics to something


that is not human (animal – object – idea)

The flowers danced in the wind.

The friendly gates welcomed us.


Alliteration
The repetition of the same letter or sound, especially
consonant sounds.. including tongue twisters.
Example

Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper.

Miss Warren was worried when Wendy was waiting.


Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement used to heighten
effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but
to emphasize a point.

I have warned you a million times.


Onomatopoeia
When a word’s pronunciation imitates its
sound.
Examples
Buzz Fizz Woof
Hiss Clink Boom
The firecracker made a
loud boom!

The ball went swish as it


hit the net.

I knew the car was going


to break down because it
went chug chug chug…
What is it?
1. The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes. Simile

2. The west wind dances down the road. Personification

3. A train is a dragon that roars through the dark. Metaphor

4. The angry flood waters slapped the house.. Personification

5. She’s as tiny as a mouse. Simile


Simile
6. Her blonde hair shined like the sun.
Alliteration
7. Susan suddenly stretched slowly.

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