FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

SIMILE A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”. She is as beautiful as a sunrise.

METAPHOR A comparison of two unlike things. Crocodile teeth are sharp daggers. A blanket of snow covered the streets.

PERSONIFICATION Giving a non-human object a human-like characteristic. The moon smiled as the stars danced in the night sky. The flowers begged for water. The waves ran across the shore.

Alliteration Repeating the same sounds in 2 or more different words Look at the orange orbiting Oreo! Kevin’s kite got caught in a tree. Create an alliteration example starting with the word ‘bubbles’.

ONOMATOPOEIA Words that imitate the sound they are naming BUZZ CLANG ZOOM SNAP, CRACKLE, POP

Hyperbole Exaggeration Used to make a point. Example: Mom said, “It shouldn’t be taking you 20 years to clean your room!” Why would Mom say that?