Figurative Language Power point
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Figurative Language Power point
Russell Schmidt9/19/11
Trevor Johnson
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Simile
Simile is when you compare two or more things using like or as.
Examples My dog is big as a bear.My dad is strong as a ox .
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Metaphor
Metaphor – comparing two or more things without using like or as
ExamplesMy dog is a bear.My sister is a rat.
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole- using exaggeration to make a point
ExamplesHe ran like the wind.She is older than dirt.
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Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia- sound words
Examples-He fell down the stairs with a loud thump.
The crazy dog ate my brothers thumb with a loud crunch.
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Alliteration
Alliteration-Repetition of a beginning sound
Examples-The green grass grew in the yard.The black bear buried his paws in the berry
bush.
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Personification
Personification- giving human qualities to something that isn’t human
Examples-The sun smiled at me as I walked to school.The tree danced in the wind.
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Idiom
Idiom-an expression that does not make sense.
Example-I’m busy as a bee.The cat got my tongue.
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Practice Problems
1. He is as busy as a bee.2. My dad is as strong as a ox.3. My sister is a rat.4. He ran like the wind.5. He fell down the stairs with a thud.6. The green grass grew in the yard.7. The trees danced in the wind.