Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Hyperbole, and Idiom.
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Transcript of Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Hyperbole, and Idiom.
Figurative Language• A writer’s tool
• The writer does not literally mean what he or she writes.
• It helps the reader to visualize (see) what the writer is thinking.
Simile• A simile is used to compare two things. • It uses the words “like” or
“as” to make comparisons.
Simile Examples• Krissy is as pretty
as a picture.
• Her hair shines like the sun.
• Her eyes sparkle like the stars in the sky.
Metaphor• A metaphor is used
to compare two things
• Instead of saying something is “like” or “as” --- a metaphor states that it just IS.
Personification Examples:• Hey Diddle, Diddle, said the cat to
the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such
a sport.
The dish ran away with the spoon.
Simile, Metaphor or Personification?
• You are the apple of my eye.
• The rain kissed my cheeks.
• His temper was as explosive as a volcano.
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Idiom Examples:• If he thinks he is
copying my homework, he is barking up the wrong tree.
• For stealing the car, all he got was a slap on the wrist.
Hyperbole or Idiom?• Don’t get too excited, I
was just pulling your leg.
• Don’t worry, her bark is worse than her bite.
• I waited in line for a century.
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