1. Figurative Language Simile- compares two things using like or as.Simile- compares two things using like or as. Example: Today, the rain was like a raging waterfall!Example: Today, the rain was like a raging waterfall!

2. Figurative Language Metaphor-compares two things directly. It doesn’t use like or as.Metaphor-compares two things directly. It doesn’t use like or as. Example: He is a monster today!Example: He is a monster today!

3. Figurative Language Personification-Making an object have human qualities.Personification-Making an object have human qualities. Example: The tree whistled in the wind.Example: The tree whistled in the wind.

4. Figurative Language Onomatopoeia- Making a word have a sound.Onomatopoeia- Making a word have a sound. Example: Pow! Boom!Example: Pow! Boom! Meow, moo, etc.Meow, moo, etc.

5. Figurative Language Alliteration-Using the same consonant at the beginning of some words in a sentence.Alliteration-Using the same consonant at the beginning of some words in a sentence. Example: The snake slithered softly through the grass.Example: The snake slithered softly through the grass.

6. Hyperbole ExaggerationExaggeration Example: We have tons of homework tonight.Example: We have tons of homework tonight.

7. Idiom Any expression peculiar to a language whose meaning cannot be understood simply from the meanings of the words composing it.Any expression peculiar to a language whose meaning cannot be understood simply from the meanings of the words composing it. Example: She was just pulling your leg when she said there would be no test today.Example: She was just pulling your leg when she said there would be no test today.

8. Academic Vocabulary 1.COMPLETE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY HANDOUT: –FRONT: #1-8 – CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN THE THIRD COLUMN#1-8 – CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN THE THIRD COLUMN #9 – ANSWER ON THE PAPER#9 – ANSWER ON THE PAPER #10 – EXTRA CREDIT#10 – EXTRA CREDIT –BACK: #1-9 – WRITE DEFINITIONS IN THIRD COLUMN#1-9 – WRITE DEFINITIONS IN THIRD COLUMN –#1-5 – PAGE 26 –#6 – R109 –#7-8 – PAGE R110 –#9 – PAGE 252 #10 – 11 – EXTRA CREDIT#10 – 11 – EXTRA CREDIT