Figurative Language simile Hyperbole personification metaphor Alliteration onomatopoeia
comparing it with something Simile: a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as"
In Cheaper by the Dozen Page 72 “She’s land a few light licks on our legs though, and since we didn’t want to hurt her feelingswe’d scream and holler as if we were receiving the twenty-one lashes from a Spanish inquisitor.”
He is as sneaky as a snake. I am as hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is as happy as a clam. He is as sneaky as a snake.
something by comparing it Metaphor: A way of describing something by comparing it to something else
In Cheaper by the Dozen “Oh look What’s coming” the manager called when we entered the door…”Alert the fire department and the house detective. And take that cigar cutter off the counter and lock it up.” “Do you still have that dangerous guillotine?” Dad asked.
The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.
Personification to compare something that is not human as if it had human characteristics
The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.
Alliteration: Repetition of the first consonant
Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday. Click here to read more alliterations.
Hyperbole: An exaggeration.
The frog jumps as high as the sky. The frog jumps as high as the sky. The man could do one million chin ups.
Onomatopoeia: Words that are sounds
Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Glubb, Glubb, Glubb
Sensory Details See Hear Smell Taste Feel
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