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Figurative Language Foldables Color Coding and Labels Figurative Language Foldables Simile Metaphor Alliteration Personification Hyperbole Allusion Idiom Onomatopoeia Cutting and Gluing Cut the heading and glue to the top of your page. Cut out around the big rectangle Snip on the horizontal lines

A comparison of two UNLIKE things using the words like or as The teacher buzzed around the classroom like a bumblebee to flowers Simile

A comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing The football team is a sinking ship. Ms. Mourdock can be a monster or an angel. Metaphor

Choose a topic from science to illustrate using a simile or metaphor. On your sheet, label your figurative language, write the sentence, draw an illustration, and explain your comparison or exaggeration on the back (3-5 sentence minimum) Today’s assignment

Sort and Convert Activity… Directions Read each sentence and decide if it is a simile or a metaphor. Write the sentence in the correct column in your chart. If it is a simile, change it to a metaphor and write the new sentence opposite the original in the chart. If it is a metaphor, change it to a simile. The first one is done for you. Sort and Convert Activity… Directions

Metaphor about VOLCANOES! Volcanoes are huge safety valves that release the pressure that builds up inside the Earth Metaphor about VOLCANOES!

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words I dove into Dunkin Donuts for a delicious donut. Peter paid for the pretty poster. Alliteration

Personification giving HUMAN qualities to non-human things. My alarm screamed at me that it was time to roll out of bed this morning. The trees danced in the wind. Personification

Hyperbole an exaggeration that can’t possibly be true. My book bag weighs a ton! She’s lighter than a feather.

Allusion A reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports, or the arts. Her nose should look like Pinnochio’s with all the lies she tells! It looks like the Civil War just broke out!

Idiom A group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their literal meaning Mark has a chip on his shoulder because his football team keeps losing! It started raining cats and dogs over the break!

Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning Ex. Cars honked and buzzed by as the city streets filled during rush hour The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet. Onomatopoeia