Figurative Language Review

Simile Examples: * Our soldiers are as brave as lions. A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like,” “as” or “than.” Therefore, it is a direct comparison. Examples: * Our soldiers are as brave as lions. * Her cheeks are red like a rose.

Identify the Simile Name the 3 words used to create a simile. A. The fire swallowed the entire forest. B. I am dying of shame. C. The water well was as dry as a bone. Name the 3 words used to create a simile.

Metaphor Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics.

Metaphor…cont. A metaphor develops a comparison that is different from a simile, in that we do not use “like” or “as” to develop a comparison in a metaphor. EXAMPLES: My brother was boiling mad. (This implies he was too angry.) The assignment was a breeze. (This implies that the assignment was not difficult.)

Identify the Metaphor Her voice is music to his ears. The skyscraper kissed the sky. C. The children splish-splashed in the pool.

Alliteration It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. It creates a musical effect in the text that enhances the pleasure of reading a literary piece. Example: From Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” “The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea.”

Identify the Example of Alliteration The flood raged over the entire village. B. Words are daggers when spoken in anger. C. But a better butter makes a batter better. Name a Company that Uses Alliteration

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting. The different sounds of animals are also considered as examples of onomatopoeia. Examples: The buzzing bee flew away. The sack fell into the river with a splash.

How many Onomatopoeic words describing different sounds of water can you name?

Personification Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings.  Examples: The wind whispered through dry grass. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

Write an example of personification using the word “ocean.”

Hyperbole Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting,” is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. Examples: I am dying of shame. I am trying to solve a million issues these days.

Hyperbole: What is Macbeth saying about the blood on his hands? “Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No. This my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.”