Figurative Language

By: Joseph ChounardDecember 2008

Metaphor DefinitionMetaphor Definition

comparison between two thingscomparison between two things

Metaphor internet Metaphor internet example example

Love Love stinksstinks http://knowgramming.com/metaphors/methttp://knowgramming.com/metaphors/met

aphor_chapters/metaphor_examples-senaphor_chapters/metaphor_examples-sensory.htmsory.htm

Metaphor personal exampleMetaphor personal example

• The sky was molasses

Simile DefinitionSimile Definition

Comparison between 2 things.Comparison between 2 things. Using like or as.Using like or as.

Simile internet example

As busy as a bee. http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.

php

Simile personal exampleSimile personal example

As big as a bear.As big as a bear.

Alliteration DefinitionAlliteration Definition

Repeating consonant soundsRepeating consonant sounds

Alliteration internet exampleAlliteration internet example

Rabbits Running Over Roses. Rabbits Running Over Roses. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392

/alliteration.html/alliteration.html

Alliteration personal example

The busy bee buzzed by the bike.

Personification Definition

• Assigning human traits to animals or objects.

Personification internet Personification internet exampleexample

The The lonelylonely train whistle train whistle criedcried out in out in the night.the night.

Personification personal Personification personal exampleexample

The tall tree stood up and walked The tall tree stood up and walked awayaway

Onomatopoeia DefinitionOnomatopoeia Definition

Sounds mimicking wordsSounds mimicking words

Onomatopoeia internet example

Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot http://knowgramming.com/

Onomatopoeia personal Onomatopoeia personal exampleexample

Ding-dong went the door bellDing-dong went the door bell

Hyperbole Definition Hyperbole Definition

Extreme exaggerated statementExtreme exaggerated statement

Hyperbole internet example

"My dog is so ugly, I have to tie a $100 bill on it so people will pet him

Hyperbole personal exampleHyperbole personal example

He is so rich that he make He is so rich that he make millionaires look poor.millionaires look poor.

Idioms Definition Idioms Definition

• an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.

Idiom internet example

• A bit much• http://www.usingenglish.com/refer

ence/idioms/

Idiom personal exampleIdiom personal example

A little bird told meA little bird told me

The EndThe End

By: Joseph ChounardBy: Joseph Chounard