figurative language
DESCRIPTION
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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
I am hungry as a horse.
You run like a rabbit.
He is sneaky as a snake.
She is happy as a clam.
The girl was a fish in the water.
The clown was a feather floating away.
Chug chug chug!!
Swish swish swish
Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh
Glippp Gluppp Gluppp
The flowers danced in the wind.
The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.
The friendly gates welcomed us.
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.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• The flowers begged for water.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• Crocodile’s teeth are white daggers.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• The popcorn popped and cracked in the microwave.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• The time sped by a fast as a racecar at Talledega.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• His belt was a snake curling around his waist.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• The waffle jumped out of the toaster.
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, or Personification?
• The thunder grumbled like an old man.