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Figurative

Language

Literal vs. Figurative

Language

• Literal Language – You say

exactly what you mean. You

make no comparison, and you

do not exaggerate or

understate the situation.

Literal or Figurative???

1. Grant always turns in his homework.
2. The water was rising in the river because of the rain.
3. Her teeth are like stars because they come out at night.
4. When she sings her voice is like velvet.
5. Half of the class did not complete the assignment.
6. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
7. Mike was so angry that steam was coming out of his ears.
8. The zebras cried when the wise old elephant died.
9. I’ve told you a million times to clean up your room.

Literal or Figurative???

1. The snow was coming down by the

bucket-fulls.

2. Mary is always dressed neatly.

3. Native Americans believed that the

sun was a god.

4. These bags are so heavy my arms

are falling off.

5. Mrs. Brown sometimes gives us too

much homework.

Seven Types of

Figurative Language

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron

Simile

• comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”. Her eyes were like stars. Susan is as gentle as a kitten.

Alliteration

• the repeating of the same letter or sound, especially consonant sounds….including tongue twisters. Miss Warren was worried when Wendy was waiting. Rubber baby buggy bumpers. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Alliteration in Poetry

A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the fly, “Let us flee!” “Let us fly,” said the flea; So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Personification

• giving human characteristics to things that are not human. The angry flood waters slapped the house. The sun smiled down on us.

Onomatopoeia

• the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action. Words that sound like what they mean. pow hiss tweet, tweet zoom buzz

Personification, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, or onomatopoeia???

1. The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.
2. The west wind dances down the road.
3. A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.
4. The band played to a small crowd at the concert.
5. She’s as tiny as a mouse.
6. Her blonde hair shined like the sun.
   7. Susan suddenly stretched slowly.

KEY: Personification, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, or onomatopoeia???

1. The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.
2. The west wind dances down the road.
3. A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.
4. The band played to a small crowd at the concert.
5. She’s as tiny as a mouse.
6. Her blonde hair shined like the sun.
   7. Susan suddenly stretched slowly. simile personification metaphor oxymoron simile simile alliteration

Practice Test KEY

1. The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, **he looked as thin as a rail.

2. Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.
3. When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was** hungry enough to eat a horse. 4. “ Crack ” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home **run.
4. The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.
5. The kite drank the wind and laughed across the** **sky.
6. We ate catfish for dinner.
7. The trophy glistened like gold in the sun during** **the awards ceremony.
8. Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.** 10. The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer ’ s body. simile alliteration hyperbole onomatopoeia simile personification oxymoron simile alliteration metaphor

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• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Oxymoron
• Onomatopoeia