Mrs. Billie’sMrs. Billie’sFigurative LanguageFigurative Language

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SimileSimile Definition- A comparison that uses “like” or “as”Definition- A comparison that uses “like” or “as”

Example- “My mom’s hair smells like bread.”Example- “My mom’s hair smells like bread.”

Simile- like or aSimile- like or aSS in it! in it!

MetaphorMetaphor Definition- A comparison not using “like’ or Definition- A comparison not using “like’ or

“as”“as” Example- “I am a red balloon tied to an Example- “I am a red balloon tied to an

anchor.”anchor.” Metaphor- Make it something else.Metaphor- Make it something else.

PersonificationPersonification Definition- Comparing non-living things to Definition- Comparing non-living things to

living things; comparing non-living things to a living things; comparing non-living things to a personperson

Example- “The windshield wipers conducted Example- “The windshield wipers conducted the rain.”the rain.”

Personification- is like a person.Personification- is like a person.

ImageryImagery Definition- Anything evoking the five senses Definition- Anything evoking the five senses

(taste, touch, sight, sound, smell)(taste, touch, sight, sound, smell) Example- “We ate the bitter goop and watched Example- “We ate the bitter goop and watched

it flow down the table into the white pile of it flow down the table into the white pile of mush.”mush.”

Imagery helps you imagine.Imagery helps you imagine.

HyperboleHyperbole Definition- An exaggerationDefinition- An exaggeration Example- “You are so pretty JLo calls you for Example- “You are so pretty JLo calls you for

fashion advice.”fashion advice.” Hyperbole is a bunch of hype.Hyperbole is a bunch of hype.

OnomatopeiaOnomatopeia Definition- A word that is spelled like it Definition- A word that is spelled like it

sounds.sounds. Example- Bam! Crash! Boom!Example- Bam! Crash! Boom! On a mat the pin will POP!On a mat the pin will POP!

AlliterationAlliteration Definition- Repeating the first sound.Definition- Repeating the first sound. Example- “She sells sea shells by the sea Example- “She sells sea shells by the sea

shore.”shore.” All the first sounds are repeated.All the first sounds are repeated.

SymbolismSymbolism A symbol is an object that stands for a larger A symbol is an object that stands for a larger

meaning.meaning. Cross = symbol for ChristianityCross = symbol for Christianity Black/night =symbol for sadness, fearBlack/night =symbol for sadness, fear Sun/sunlight = symbol for hope, joySun/sunlight = symbol for hope, joy

Situations can also be symbolsSituations can also be symbols

ToneTone The emotion that is expressed in a passage that The emotion that is expressed in a passage that

can tell you what characters are thinking can tell you what characters are thinking and/or feeling.and/or feeling.

Look for adjectives that describe ways in Look for adjectives that describe ways in which things are said:which things are said:

““Get out now!” she belted with a voice that Get out now!” she belted with a voice that sounded like it came from the caverns of the sounded like it came from the caverns of the deep. deep.

MoodMood The effect the passage has on the reader; how The effect the passage has on the reader; how

the reader is “moved” by the passage.the reader is “moved” by the passage. Mood has to do with describing how one feels Mood has to do with describing how one feels

after reading the passage, or how the after reading the passage, or how the characters in the novel are feeling as a result of characters in the novel are feeling as a result of the events. the events.

SettingSetting Time (day, year, time of day)Time (day, year, time of day) Place (location, such as a room, restaurant, beach, or Place (location, such as a room, restaurant, beach, or

a city, town, street, country)a city, town, street, country) Indicate why the setting is IMPORTANT to Indicate why the setting is IMPORTANT to

understanding the story:understanding the story:-does it have something to do with the plot?-does it have something to do with the plot?-does it help the reader understand characters?-does it help the reader understand characters?-does it help to set the tone or mood?-does it help to set the tone or mood?-is the setting a symbol in itself for something?-is the setting a symbol in itself for something?

The End!!!The End!!!