figurative language

How authors make How authors make

their writing more fun!their writing more fun!

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

AlliterationAlliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of wordsgroup of words

NNow or ow or nnever, ever, ssweet weet ssmell of mell of ssuccessuccess

Tongue twisters Tongue twisters PPeter eter PPiper iper ppicked a icked a ppeck…eck…

HyperboleHyperbole(Hi-pur-be-lee)(Hi-pur-be-lee)

An extreme exaggeration An extreme exaggeration Can’t be taken literallyCan’t be taken literally

I’ve told you a million times not to I’ve told you a million times not to exaggerate!exaggerate!

I could sleep for a year.I could sleep for a year.

IdiomIdiom

Expression or phrase whose meaning Expression or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken literallycannot be taken literally

A figure of speechA figure of speech

It’s raining cats and dogs!

Down in the dumps…

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

The use of The use of natural sounds natural sounds in word formin word form

PersonificationPersonification Giving human traits (feelings, qualities, action, etc.) to nonhuman thingsGiving human traits (feelings, qualities, action, etc.) to nonhuman things

The car engine coughed The car engine coughed

and sputtered.and sputtered.

The leaves danced in the breezeThe leaves danced in the breeze..

SimileSimile

A comparison of two unlike things A comparison of two unlike things using the word “like” or “as”using the word “like” or “as”

His skin was as cold as ice.His skin was as cold as ice. He had a temper that was explosive He had a temper that was explosive

like a volcanolike a volcano..

MetaphorMetaphor

Comparison of two unlike things…Comparison of two unlike things…says one thing is anothersays one thing is another

The class is a 3 ring circus.The class is a 3 ring circus.

I was so thirsty my mouth was I was so thirsty my mouth was

a desert.a desert.

RepetitionRepetition

One or more words repeated to show One or more words repeated to show emphasis or importanceemphasis or importance

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speechDream speech

Easy to say, he thought, hard to do. Easy to say, he thought, hard to do. Easy say, hard do. Easy say, hard Easy say, hard do. Easy say, hard do. (do. (HatchetHatchet))

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QUIZ TIME!!!QUIZ TIME!!! The wind whispered to them as they The wind whispered to them as they

ran through the woods.ran through the woods.

The giant’s steps were thunder as he The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack.ran toward Jack.

She’s drop dead gorgeous!She’s drop dead gorgeous! That boy is a bad apple.That boy is a bad apple.

Little lizards lay lazily on a log.Little lizards lay lazily on a log.

George ate so many donuts, we had George ate so many donuts, we had to widen the front doorway and roll to widen the front doorway and roll him through the door.him through the door.

Ted was as nervous as a cat with a Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.chairs.

From From The Little Engine that CouldThe Little Engine that Could…”I …”I think I can, I think I can, I think I can”think I can, I think I can, I think I can”

Snap, Crackle, Pop, Rice KrispiesSnap, Crackle, Pop, Rice Krispies

The sun sizzled the swimmer’s skin.The sun sizzled the swimmer’s skin.