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Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, & Personification, Alliteration, &

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

SIMILESIMILE

a figure of speech, in which two a figure of speech, in which two things are comparedthings are compared

uses the words “like” or “as” uses the words “like” or “as” example: “She is like a rose.”example: “She is like a rose.”

Built like a tankBuilt like a tank

Still as a stone

METAPHORMETAPHOR The comparison of one thing to The comparison of one thing to

another another Does NOT use ‘likeDoes NOT use ‘like’’ or or ‘as’‘as’ A stronger comparison- says A stronger comparison- says

something IS something else.something IS something else. Example: She IS a rose He IS a Example: She IS a rose He IS a

tanktank

Examples of a MetaphorExamples of a Metaphor

Perry is a pig when he eats.Perry is a pig when he eats.

The teacher was a witch to the children.The teacher was a witch to the children.

He was a volcano, ready to explode with anger.He was a volcano, ready to explode with anger.

My mother is a rock during troubled times.My mother is a rock during troubled times.

HYPERBOLEHYPERBOLE A figure of speech in which A figure of speech in which

exaggeration is used for emphasis or exaggeration is used for emphasis or effecteffect

Example: Example: I could sleep for a yearI could sleep for a year

or or This book weighs a ton.This book weighs a ton.

PERSONIFICATIONPERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to animals or Giving human qualities to animals or

objectsobjects Example: Example: The daffodils nodded their The daffodils nodded their

yellow heads in the windyellow heads in the wind

or The snow whispered as it fell to or The snow whispered as it fell to the ground.the ground.

ALLITERATIONALLITERATION Repeating the same first consonant Repeating the same first consonant

in speech (must repeat at least two in speech (must repeat at least two times in a row)times in a row)

Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” or of pickled peppers” or “dewdrops dwell delicately”“dewdrops dwell delicately”

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

The use of words that imitate the The use of words that imitate the sounds they describesounds they describe

Example: “The burning wood Example: “The burning wood crackled and hissed” or “The crackled and hissed” or “The bacon sizzled on the stove”bacon sizzled on the stove”

IDIOMSIDIOMS An idiom is an expression that

means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.

Example: It’s raining cats and dogs.

Literal- Cats and dogs are raining from the sky.

Figurative- It is raining really hard.

Examples of idioms:Examples of idioms:

This will be a piece of cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily.

I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place: Stuck between two very bad options.

Bite Your Tongue!: Avoid talking.