1. Figurative Language
By: Brenden Politte

2. Metaphor: a comparison using not like or as
Example 1: His room was a junk pile.
Example 2: At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line.

3. This room was a junk pile. Explanation: Dirty room.

4. At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line
At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line. Explanation: Pretty sunset.

5. Simile: a comparison using like or as
Example 1: The baby's skin was like a rose petal.
Example 2: My brother is as sneaky as a rat.

6. The baby's skin was smooth as a rose petal. Explanation: Smooth.

7. My brother was sneaky as a rat. Explanation: Sneaky

8. Alliteration: Repeating the same sound.
Example 1: Rabbits running over roses.
Example 2: His dark eyes dared me with danger.

9. Rabbits run on roses. Explanation: Running fast.

10. Her dark eyes dared me with danger. Explanation: She is mad.

11. Onomatopoeia: A word that describes another word.
Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.
Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.

12. The bacon was sizzling in the pan. Explanation: The bacon was hot. .

13. Personification: Comparing to a human
Example 1: The puppy cried when I left for school.
Example 2: The rain kissed my checks as it fell.

14. The bee was buzzing around the flower. Explanation: The bee was buzzing.

15. Puppy was sad when I left for school. Explanation: Puppy's are sad.

16. The rain kissed my checks as it fell. Explanation: The rain is smooth.

17. Hyperbole: Is when it is crazy.
Example 1: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
Example 2: I tried a thousand times.

18. I was so hungry I could eat a hourse. Explanation: I was really hungry.

19. I tried a million times. Explanation: Tried a lot of times.