Figurative Language YAY! All of the fun!

Figurative Language Figurative language creates images for the reader or listener. The writer uses descriptions that are comparisons, repetitions, exaggerations, and imitations to make the writing more interesting and engaging.

Simile Simile- a figure of speech comparing two unlike things. If it always linked by the words “like” or “as”.

Figurative- His feet are as big as skateboards Simile Figurative- His feet are as big as skateboards Literal meaning- He has big feet.

metaphor Metaphor- States that one thing is something else. It is a comparison that is usually linked by the word “is”.

Figurative- Her hair is silk. Literal meaning- Her hair is very soft. Metaphor Figurative- Her hair is silk. Literal meaning- Her hair is very soft.

Hyperbole- A big exaggeration.

Literal- This backpack feels very heavy. Hyperbole Figurative- This backpack weighs a ton. Literal- This backpack feels very heavy.

Personification Personification- Giving an object human-like qualities.

Figurative- The cat was saying “feed me”. Literal- The cat was hungry. Personification Figurative- The cat was saying “feed me”. Literal- The cat was hungry.

Alliteration Alliteration- The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.

Alliteration She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia- The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.

Onomatopoeia POW! Zip!

Idiom A phrase that means something totally different than its literal (real) meaning.

Idiom Examples: Break a leg! I’ll give him a taste of his own medicine! When in Rome.

Allusion A reference to something outside of the story, such as a movie, other book, or person.

Allusion Examples: “I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”