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TORI WESTERFIELD SEPT. 19, 2011 Figurative Language
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Simile Simile – using like or as to compare two things Her hair is as soft as velvet. She was as skinny as a yardstick.
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Metaphor Metaphor – comparing two things without using like or as Her hair is a silk ribbon. The baby girl is a beautiful angel.
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Hyperbole Hyperbole – Using exaggeration to make a point She was so stuffed she thought she might explode. He was so hungry he could eat a cow.
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Onomatopoiea Onomatopoiea – sound word The thunder made a low rumble. Tick tock, went the clock.
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Alliteration Alliteration – repetition of beginning sound Susan slurped silly smoothies. Madeline made mats for Mary.
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Personification Personification – giving human qualities to something not human The flowers danced in the breeze when I walked by. The spider winked at me when I came by.
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Idiom Idiom – a well known expression that does not mean what it says A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush. Put a sock in it!
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Practice ProblemsPractice Problems Patricia painted purple polka dots. ________ Mom is as busy as a bee. _________ Her hand is as rough as sandpaper. _________ The ball touched the clouds! _________ The red car zoomed by. _________ The breeze whispered in my ear. _________ His hair is a mop. _________
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