Figures of Speech for Kids

Figures of Speech

Lord Mark Jayson Baay Ilarde

4 pics = Figure of speech


Figures of SpeechFigures of speech are words or

phrasesthat depart from straightforward

literal language. Figures of speechare often used and crafted for

emphasis, freshness, expression, or

clarity.

It creates pictures in the mind of a reader.

It adds color and interest to awaken the imaginative

minds of the readers .


Let’s learn Types of

Figure of Speech


An Emerald is as green as grassA ruby red as bloodA sapphire shines as blue as heavenA flint lies in the mud.*Flint, Christina Rossetti

The school library is like a mountain of books


SIMILEA simile is the comparison of two

unlike things using “like” or “as”. .

He eats like a pig.

You are as pretty as a picture.


What about you!


Love is a walk in the rain at night,Two hands, holding onto each other tight;Love is honey on a pair of lips,Onto a tender heart it drips.*Love Is, Unknown


MetaphorA metaphor is the comparison oftwo unlike things or expressions,It is not using like or as (as in a simile).

He is a pig.

You are a tulip. Lord Mark Jayson Baay Ilarde

What about you!


The teapot sang as the water boiledThe ice cubes cackled in their glassthe teacups chattered to one another.While the chairs were passing gas.*Dinnertime Chorus, Sharon Hendricks


PersonificationApplying human traits to animals and things or ideas.

•The flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze.•The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.


What about you!


I’m bigger than the entire earthMore powerful than the seaThough a million, billion have triedNot one could ever stop me.*What Am I?, Sharon Hendricks


HyperboleA hyperbole is an exaggeration or

an overstatement.

His feet are as big as boats!I nearly died laughing!


What about you!


Slam! Slam!Go the car doors. Jangle! Jangle!Go the house keys.Jiggle! Jiggle!Go the keys in the door.Squeak!Goes the front door! Thump! Thump!That is me running down the stairs.Guess what?Mom and Dad are home!!Mom & Dad Are Home, Natasha Niemi


OnomatopoeiaAn onomatopoeia is a word that

imitates the sounds it represents.

The chiming of the bells…The boom of the explosion…


What about you!


Very Good!Let’s test your

knowledge!Lord Mark Jayson Baay Ilarde

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

(A) Simile(B) Onomatopoeia

(C) Hyperbole

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!Life is a beach!

(A)Metaphor(B) Personification

(C) Simile


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!The river falls under us like a trap

door.

(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Simile

(C) Metaphor


The car complained as the key was turned.

(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Personification

(C) Metaphor



TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

(A) Hyperbole(B) Metaphor

(C) Onomatopoeia


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!The glass vase is as fragile as a child’s

sandcastle.

(A) Metaphor(B) Alliteration

(C) Simile



My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Simile

(C) Personification


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!The buzzing bee startled me!

(A) Hyperbole(B) Onomatopoeia

(C) Metaphor


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!Her eyes were fireflies.

(A) Hyperbole(B) Onomatopoeia

(C) Metaphor


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!I’ve heard that joke a billion times, but

it still cracks me up!

(A) Simile(B) Metaphor(C) Hyperbole


Use your Noggin!!!


USE YOUR NOGGIN!Write a story about an experience

in your life in 2-3 Sentences.Use the figures of speech

we learned today!

(Simile, Metaphor, Personification,

Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole)


Thank You!See you next

time!


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