4 Figures of 4 Figures of SpeechSpeech

Ms. Springer Ms. Springer

February 26, 2009February 26, 2009

We have studied 4 We have studied 4 figures of speech this figures of speech this month:month:

MetaphorMetaphor SimileSimile PersonificationPersonification HyperboleHyperbole

See if you can identify eachSee if you can identify each

Which is it?Which is it?

I tried to race Jose to the end of the I tried to race Jose to the end of the street, but he runs like the wind.street, but he runs like the wind.

SIMILESIMILE

Which is it?Which is it? When the students wouldn’t quiet When the students wouldn’t quiet

down for the teacher, she sighed, down for the teacher, she sighed, “I’m teaching a bunch of monkeys “I’m teaching a bunch of monkeys today!”today!”

METAPHORMETAPHOR

Which is it?Which is it? The moon laughed as the old man The moon laughed as the old man

floated away in a balloon.floated away in a balloon.

PERSONIFICATIONPERSONIFICATION

Which is it?Which is it?

My sister is so poor she doesn’t My sister is so poor she doesn’t even have common sense.even have common sense.

HYPERBOLEHYPERBOLE

Which is it?Which is it?The WindThe Wind

The wind stood up and gave a shout.The wind stood up and gave a shout.

He whistled on his fingers and He whistled on his fingers and

Kicked the withered leaves aboutKicked the withered leaves about

And thumped the branches with his handAnd thumped the branches with his hand

And said he’d kill and kill and killAnd said he’d kill and kill and kill

And so he will and so he will.And so he will and so he will.

PERSONIFICATIONPERSONIFICATION

Which is it?Which is it?

Ms. Springer was as Ms. Springer was as mad as a volcano mad as a volcano ready to explode when ready to explode when she walked into class she walked into class today.today.

SIMILESIMILE

Which is it?Which is it?

The soccer player The soccer player kicked the ball from a kicked the ball from a mile away and she still mile away and she still scored a goal!scored a goal!

HYPERBOLEHYPERBOLE

Which is it?Which is it?

““Stop being a Stop being a clown and give me clown and give me a serious answer,” a serious answer,” the teacher said to the teacher said to Sama.Sama.

METAPHORMETAPHOR

Which is it?Which is it?

““Miss, may I go to Miss, may I go to my locker?”my locker?”

““Yes, but don’t Yes, but don’t take FOREVER take FOREVER this time.”this time.”

HYPERBOLEHYPERBOLE

Which is it?Which is it?

Who turned out the lights? It’s as Who turned out the lights? It’s as dark as night in here!dark as night in here!

SIMILESIMILE

Which is it?Which is it? My teacher is so old she has a My teacher is so old she has a

picture of Jesus in her yearbook!picture of Jesus in her yearbook!

HYPERBOLEHYPERBOLE

METAPHOR: METAPHOR: comparing 2 thingscomparing 2 things Her brain is a calculatorHer brain is a calculator

SIMILE: SIMILE: comparing using ‘like’ or ‘as’comparing using ‘like’ or ‘as’ She’s She’s asas good at math good at math asas a calculator a calculator Her brain is Her brain is likelike a calculator a calculator

PERSONIFICATION: PERSONIFICATION: giving human giving human qualities to non-human thingsqualities to non-human things The wind screams loudly The wind screams loudly

HYPERBOLE: HYPERBOLE: over-exaggerationover-exaggeration 88thth grade hallway is a mile away from my classroom. grade hallway is a mile away from my classroom. ‘‘Yo mama’ jokesYo mama’ jokes