Hyperbole, Metaphor and Simile Figurative Language.

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Hyperbole, Metaphor and Simile Figurative Language

Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions.

Hyperbole I am so tired I could sleep for a year I am so hungry I could eat a cow! That ice cream cone is a mile high.

Simile A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands.

Simile Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. He swims like a fish in the sea.

Metaphor A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.

Metaphor He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team. Education is your ticket to great employment opportunites.