Figurative Language Notes

Definition Example Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds Sally saw sea shells by the sea shore. Example

Definition Example Allusion “Don’t go all Dr. Phil on me.” Reference to literary, artistic, scientific or historical people or things Definition “Don’t go all Dr. Phil on me.” Example

Definition Example Hyperbole An exaggeration to stress a point. “I’m so tired I could sleep for days.” Example

Definition Example Irony An unlucky coincidence. “Marshall just loves cleaning his room.” Example

Definition Example Metaphor A comparison of unlike things without “like” or “as.” Definition “Life is a highway.” Example

Definition Example Onomatopoeia Using a word that sounds like a sound. “Bang” “Buzz” “Meow” Example

Definition Example Oxymoron Placing two words together that mean the opposite of one another. Definition “After the concert, there was a deafening silence, then a huge round of applause.” Example

Definition Example Personification Treats a nonhuman subject as if it were human Definition The wind whispers through the trees. Example

Definition Example Simile A comparison of unlike things using “like” or “as.” Definition “Sly as a fox.” “Hot as the sun.” Example

Definition Example Symbol Object replacing an idea A dove symbolizes peace. Example

What kind of figurative language is this? When my sister performed in the dance competition, she was a real Beyonce! My best friend is my rock. I have so much homework that it’ll take a tractor trailer truck to get all my books home! The tree cried out not to be chopped down. After the speaker finished, there was a deafening silence, then a huge round of applause.

Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph. (Hint: there are 4) Knock knock. I made breakfast. The perfect parent pours peanut butter pancake batter like Betty Crocker. My perfect parent is an angel in disguise.

Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph Identify all of the figurative language in this paragraph. (Hint: there are 3) I learned nursery rhymes growing up but the child of a devil-worshipper may learn something like Satan salivates scavenging souls. Perfect parents would have good hygiene, and not walk around like smelly apes. The perfect parents would never scream in public, like some loud hillbilly raised on a pig farm.

Write your own… Ones: Alliteration – beginning with G Twos: Metaphor – about the weather Threes: Hyperbole – about homework Fours: Personification – about an item in nature