Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration Figurative Language Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration

Hyperbole A figure of speech that is entirely exaggerated in order to make a point. Examples A million bees had stung him. George ate so many doughnuts, we had to widen the front doorway to roll him out of it. I could eat a horse! My backpack weighs a ton. It took forever to get to the beach.

Appetite In a house the size of a postage stamp lived a man as big as a barge. His mouth could drink the entire river You could say it was rather large For dinner he would eat a trillion beans And a silo full of grain, Washed it down with a tanker of milk As if he were a drain.

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Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate sounds. Examples Crash Splash Boom Bing Clang Cling

Onomatopoeia by Eve Merriam The rusty spigot sputters, utters a splutter, spatters a smattering of drops, gashes wider; slash splatters scatters spurts finally stops sputtering and splash! gushes rushes splashes clear water dashes.

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Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. It is also a repetition of consonant sounds, such as “fish” and “physics”. It can also be used on the strongest, stressed syllable of a word, such as “above” and “belt.” Examples lovely lonely lights Peter Pipper picked a peck Kandy cooked quickly before karate class mixed biscuits Barbara bought banana bread instead of baking

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