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Figurative Language. simile. metaphor. personification. onomatopoeia. Simile: a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as". I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake. Metaphor:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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I am hungry as a horse.

                                                       

You run like a rabbit.

                                                                                                                                           

He is sneaky as a snake.

She is happy as a clam.

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The girl was a fish in the water.

The clown was a feather floating away.

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Chug chug chug!!

Swish swish swish

Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh

Glippp Gluppp Gluppp

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The flowers danced in the wind.

The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.

The friendly gates welcomed us.

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Examples

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

• The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

• The sun greeted me this morning.

• Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.

• The lightning lashed out with anger.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• The flowers begged for water.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• Crocodile’s teeth are white daggers.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• The popcorn popped and cracked in the microwave.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• The time sped by a fast as a racecar at Talledega.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• His belt was a snake curling around his waist.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• The waffle jumped out of the toaster.

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Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?

• The thunder grumbled like an old man.