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Figure of speech
What is figurative language?
The Study of: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, and Idiom.
What is Alliteration?
Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration Examples: B - Betsy bought bigger bottoms for baby Billy.
S- Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries Saturday.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Onomatopoeia Examples: The bees buzzed by flying back to their hive.
Click the button to take the picture.
What is a Metaphor?
Metaphor: A figure of speech stating two things are similar.
Metaphor Examples: The strawberry was a fresh summer day.
The rain came down in full cold buckets.
What is a Simile?
Simile: A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile Examples: She was as smart as an owl.
My backpack was like a bag of bricks.
What is a Hyperbole?
Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration.
Hyperbole Examples: The walk was a million miles long!
I ate five-thousand pancakes for breakfast!
What is Personification?
Personification: Giving human qualities to things and ideas.
Personification Examples: The tree leaves danced in the wind.
The car jumped to the finish line.
What is an Idiom?
Idiom: A phrase that has a meaning different from the dictionary definition.
Idiom Examples: She didn ’t want to open that can of worms.
The test was a piece of cake!
Exercise
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the correct definition. Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia,
Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, or Personification.
1. A funny exaggeration is called a/an _____________________.
2. ______________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.
3. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called
_________________________.
4. A comparison using like or as is a/an _________________________.
5. A/an ________________ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.
6. Words that resemble the sound they describe is ________________________.
7. A comparison of two nouns that don’t use like or as is a/an ________________.
Name the device for each example below:
1._________________ Ann is a walking encyclopedia.
2._________________ You’ll catch a cold that way.
3._________________ The wind moaned outside the window.
4._________________ The traffic was heavy.
5._________________ Henry waddled like a duck as he walked onto the field
6._________________ Six silly sisters all saw the swan.
7._________________ “Meow,” the cat announced as he entered the room.
8._________________ The dark night seemed to whisper its secrets to the forest people.
9._________________ I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
10._________________ I’m a chicken when it comes to getting an injection.
11. _________________ There was a tremendously loud CRASH outside my window on the street.
12._________________ I felt like my sister was a million miles away when she left for college.
13._________________ The girl looked as cozy as a soft kitten when she fell asleep on her blanket.
14._________________ The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.
15._________________ She was down in the dumps when her friend moved away
16._________________ Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter
18._________________ The bugs went SPLAT on the windshield when we were driving to the
campsite
19._________________ The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was finally here
20._________________ I had thousands of chores to do before the day was over.
21._________________ She was treated like a queen on her birthday.
22._________________ Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone loved her
23._________________ The boys were just hanging around the basketball court before going home.
24._________________ Toad took Tommy Turtle to tell Tabitha two tall tales Tuesday.
25._________________ The cereal went SNAP, CRACKLE, POP when he poured in the milk at
breakfast.
26._________________ The leaves whistled in the rain
27._________________ She was so hungry she could eat a horse
28._________________ Her face turned red as a beet when she tripped on her way to the stage
29._________________ The moon was a bright ball of smoke in the night sky
30._________________ The rest of the test was smooth sailing since she knew every single answer.
31._________________ Linda liked laughing and licking lollipops.
32._________________ There was a BOOM when the box fell off the desk onto the floor
33._________________The car died on the side of the road when it ran out of gas.
34._________________ His dad could lift over two tons because he exercised every single day.
35._________________ The lemons she used in the dessert tasted like sour grapes.
36._________________ The students in this class are all brains.
37._________________ The class was cracking up at his jokes.
38._________________ Stella sold sixty-six silly salamanders Sunday.
