1. 101 by miss chase’s (Mrs. Weeks’) class
Figurative Language
101 by miss chase’s (Mrs. Weeks’) class

2. Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and/or impactful. *Goes beyond the literal meanings of the words to give new insight.

3. Simile Definition
a comparison of two unlike things using the word “like” or “as”

4. Simile Examples
She ate like a pig.
he’s as tall as a giraffe.

5. Personification Definition
Giving human like qualities to something that is not human

6. Personification Example
I gave my paper a tattoo.
The grass danced happily with the wind.

7. Hyperbole Definition
An exaggeration (stretch the truth, dramatic)

8. Hyperbole example I have a million things to do today.
My feet are killing me.
I’m so hungry I could _____.

9. Idiom Definition
A group of words when put together have a different meaning

10. Idiom Example It’s raining cats and dogs. I’ve got a lot on my plate.
I’m totally on fire.
Something fishy is going on here.

11. Onomatopoeia Definition
A word that imitates a sound

12. Onomatopoeia Example
Pop! Bang! Moo! Screech! Meow! Squack! Boo! Balk! Bomb! Shhhhhhh! Boom! Kaboom! Ruff! Pow! Clack! Crash! Rawr! Tweet! Squeek! Sizzle! Swish! KawKaw!

13. Alliteration Definition
The repetition of an initial sound in neighboring words

14. Alliteration example The Lions lounged lazily after lunch.
Bob bit baked bread before breakfast.

15. Metaphor Definition
A comparison of two unlikely things not using like or as

16. Metaphor Example The student is a walking dictionary.
Your friend george is a big baby.
Calvin is a class clown.