Figurative Language Power point

Russell Schmidt9/19/11

Trevor Johnson

Simile

Simile is when you compare two or more things using like or as.

Examples My dog is big as a bear.My dad is strong as a ox .

Metaphor

Metaphor – comparing two or more things without using like or as

ExamplesMy dog is a bear.My sister is a rat.

Hyperbole

Hyperbole- using exaggeration to make a point

ExamplesHe ran like the wind.She is older than dirt.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia- sound words

Examples-He fell down the stairs with a loud thump.

The crazy dog ate my brothers thumb with a loud crunch.

Alliteration

Alliteration-Repetition of a beginning sound

Examples-The green grass grew in the yard.The black bear buried his paws in the berry

bush.

Personification

Personification- giving human qualities to something that isn’t human

Examples-The sun smiled at me as I walked to school.The tree danced in the wind.

Idiom

Idiom-an expression that does not make sense.

Example-I’m busy as a bee.The cat got my tongue.

Practice Problems

1. He is as busy as a bee.2. My dad is as strong as a ox.3. My sister is a rat.4. He ran like the wind.5. He fell down the stairs with a thud.6. The green grass grew in the yard.7. The trees danced in the wind.