Figurative Language
Brings out emotions and helps readers make images in their mind.
What is Figurative Language?
An indirect comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A direct comparison not using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
Gives human traits to something that is not human.
What is personification?
Use of language that engages the 5 senses (touch, taste, sight, hearing, smell)
What is imagery?
What does figurative language do?
creates imagery, adds depth, and allows for words to go beyond the literal meaning.
The repetition of the beginning consonant sound
What is alliteration?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
Words that sound like the word they represent
What is onomatopoeia?
An expression that means more than the literal definition
What is an idiom?
How many types of figurative language did we talk about?
8
What is this an example of?
The trees danced in the wind.
personification
What is this an example of?
"This water is as cold as ice"
simile
What is this an example of?
"Time is a thief"
metaphor
What is this an example of?
Sally sells seashells by the seashore, etc.
alliteration
How do you spell the word with the definition of: "Words that sound like the word they represent"
O N O M A T O P O E I A
What is this an example of?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" etc
hyperbole
What is this an example of?
The scents of cinnamon, freshly baked cookies, and flowers filled the house.
imagery
What is this an example of?
Meow! Bang! Wham! Boom! etc
onomatopoeia
What is this an example of?
The ball is in your court.
idiom