FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Idioms Similes MetaphorsPersonification

Alliteration SymbolismOnomatopoeiaHyperbolesImagery

Is a tool that an author uses, to help the reader visualize or see what is happening in a story or poem.

IdiomAn expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its

individual words.

A piece of cake A taste of your own medicine

Add fuel to the fire That costs an arm and a leg.

You are the apple of my eye.Don’t be a back seat driver.

I am on a roll! I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Break a leg! You are cracking me up!

Cross your fingers. You are driving me bananas.

Simile A figure of speech in which things that are DIFFERENT are compared by the use of the words like or as.

Examples: • His feet are as big as boats.

• My father has a mind like a computer.

• His skin was as cold as ice.

• These cookies taste like garbage.

You try:• My mom is as blind as a

bat.

• He eats like a pig.

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Metaphor

A figure of speech which is similar to a simile, but does NOT use the words like or as

to compare.

Life is a roller coaster.

The King was a lion in battle.

Her mood was a storm about to break.

Wanda is a chicken.

That day is a thorn in my memory.

The tiny plane was an insect in the sky.

PersonificationWriting which gives non-human objects

human qualities, feelings, actions or characteristics.

1. The flowers danced in the breeze.

2. The house stared at me with looming eyes.

3. The ancient car groaned into first gear.

4. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.

5. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.

6. The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.

AlliterationThe repetition of the initial consonant.

There should be at least two repetitions in a row.

1. An ape ate Ace’s acorn.

2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersHow many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

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Symbolism

Symbolism is using one thing (a symbol) to stand for or represent something else.

Symbolism can be found almost anywhere. Any time there is something that represents more than its literal meaning, this can be an example of symbolism. Examples:We find symbols in: colors – white stands for life or purity

flowers – roses stand for romanceobjects – a chain represents coming together

We find symbolic value in Shakespeare’s famous monologue in his play “As you Like It”:

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.”

The above lines are symbolic of the fact that men and women, in course of their life perform different roles. “A stage” here symbolizes the world and “players” is a symbol stand here human beings.

Onomatopoeia

The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds.

Examples:

The bee buzzed past.

Bong! Hiss Pow!

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HYPERBOLE

An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech. It was raining cats and dogs. Emily was able to leap tall buildings

in a single bound. I’m so hungry I could eat a cow. I’m starving. My mom made enough food to feed an army. I’m so tired, I could fall asleep standing up.

IMAGERY

The bed linens (sheets) might just as well be ice and the clothes snow.

The clay oozed between Sarah’s fingers as she let out a squeal.

The crimson (red) liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure, white feathers.

I was awakened by the strong odor of a freshly brewed pot of coffee.

I could hear the waves crashing against rocks somewhere nearby.

Is writing that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, sound) to help create mental pictures.

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