Figurative LanguageK. Sloggett

Glencoe Public Schools2010

Onomatopoeia It is the naming of a thing or

action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it:

Animal sounds such as quack, moo, meow, arf, buzz, hiss, oink, and roar;

Others are hiccup, zoom, bang, beep, splash, crunch, pow, and sizzle.

AlliterationIt is the repetition of the same

sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables.

Examples:Handsome Harry hired hundreds

of hippos for Halloween.Pretty Polly picked pears for

preserves.Karl Kessler kept the ketchup in

the kitchen.

HyperboleIt is extravagant exaggeration used

to emphasize a point.Examples:It was a mile high ice cream cone.These books weigh a ton.It took forever to get here.I could eat a horse.

PersonificationIt is a description of an object as

being a living person or animal.Examples:The dog yelled to me as it ran across

the field.The house cried as it thought of

being torn down.The window winked at me.The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

SimileIt is when you compare two nouns

(persons, places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as.“

Examples:He was as big as a mountain!That boy is as fast like a cheetah!Those twins are as alike as two peas

in a pod. These cookies taste like garbage.

MetaphorA metaphor is a figure of speech

that says that one thing is another different thing.

Examples:He was a mountain of a man.John is a real pig when he eats.You are my sunshine.Her home was a prison.

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