1. Figurative Language by
Ms. Hollnsteiner

2. Figurative and Literal Language
Literally: words function exactly as defined
The car is blue.
He caught the football.
Figuratively: figure out what it means
I’ve got your back.
You’re a doll.

3. Simile
a direct comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
She is as sweet as candy.

4. I am hungry as a _________ . She is happy as _________.
                                                       
                                                                        
She is happy as _________.
He is sneaky as a _________ .

5. A way of describing something by comparing it to something else
Metaphor:
A way of describing something
by comparing it to something else
Her heart is stone.

6. The school was _______________ of hallways and passages.

7. Life is sometimes a __________________
The evil villain was a ________________
Life is sometimes a __________________

8. Personification
to give human
characteristics
to something that is not human
(i.e., animals, objects, or ideas)

9. The friendly gates welcomed us.
                                                            
_________ danced in the wind.
The hurricane’s winds are _________ outside my window.

10. Alliteration When the first sounds in words repeat. Example
Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper.
We lurk late. We shoot straight.
                                                            

11. Stan the strong surfer saved several s___________ on S_______________.
                                                            
Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy t______ to Timmy’s on T_____________.
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12. Onomatopoeia
                                               
Onomatopoeia: When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
Examples
Buzz Fizz Woof
Hiss Clink Boom
Beep Vroom Zip

13. The ______ made a loud kaboom!
                                               
The ball went _______ as it hit the net.
I knew the car was going to break down because it went ____________…

14. Oxymoron
When two words are put together that contradict each other. “Opposites”
Match the words to create an oxymoron
▪freezer ▪ugly
▪seriously ▪missing
▪clearly ▪funny
▪found ▪burn
▪pretty ▪misunderstood

15. Pun A form of “word play” in which words have a double meaning.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger and then it hit me.
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put it down.
I was going to look for my missing watch, but I didn’t have the time.

17. Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.
Example: She’s said so on several million occasions.

18. The size of the billionaire’s house
The speed of the runner
The intelligence of the professor

19. Idiom A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally.
Doesn’t “mean” what it says
Don’t be a stick in the mud!
You’re the apple of my eye.
I have an ace up my sleeve.

20. Idioms “Up the creek without a paddle” “On top of the world”
Example: "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning she is obsessed
“Up the creek without a paddle”
“On top of the world”
“Break a leg”
“It’s raining cats and dogs”

21. You ladies did a wonderful job! We still have a little time.
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