Figurative Language
Sometimes what you need is not exactly what you say. It’s using words in a different way.
Figurative Language
Sometimes what you need is not exactly what you say. It’s using words in a different way.
Used to draw a literary image.
Personification
• Taking an object and giving it human qualities
• Sun shining down• Boat hugged the shore
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal• Snack Cake
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal• Snack Cake
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch• Little Debbie
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal• Snack Cake• Tires
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch• Little Debbie
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal• Snack Cake• Tires
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch• Little Debbie• The Michelin Man
Companies use Personification
• Household Cleaner• Oven Cleaner• Pancake Syrup• Cereal• Snack Cake• Tires• Vegetables
• Mr. Clean• Mr. Muscle• Aunt Jemima• Cap’n Crunch• Little Debbie• The Michelin Man• Jolly Green Giant
• Kleenex says bless you.(Kleenex facial tissues)
• Nothing hugs like Huggies.(Huggies Supreme diapers)
• Unwrap a smile.(Little Debbie snack cakes)
• Goldfish. The snack that smiles back.(Goldfish snack crackers)
• Cottonelle. Looking out for the family.(Cottonelle toilet paper)
• You're in good hands with Allstate.(Allstate Insurance Company)
• The heartbeat of America.(Chevrolet cars)
• The car that cares(Kia cars)
• Acer. We hear you.(Acer computers)
• How will you use us today?(Avery Labels)
Alliteration
• Same Sound at the start of every word
• Sally seems to sit somewhere separate than Sonya
• Caleb calls Chris cause he’s coming to California
Hyperbole
• Takes the truth and exaggerates it way farther
• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
• I have a million things to do today.
• The whole world was staring at me
Onomatopoeia
• A word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes
• Buzz• Ding• Hiss
• In 2002, DC Comics introduced a villain named Onomatopoeia, an athlete, martial artist and weapons expert who only speaks sounds.
• in Alka-Seltzer's "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz. Oh, what a relief it is!" jingle, recorded in two different versions (big band and rock) by Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Rice Krispies makes a "snap, crackle, pop" when one pours on milk.
Simile
• Used 2 compare 2 unrelated things with an element that is shared (using like or as)
• My mind is LIKE an ocean• It’s as smooth AS jazz
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