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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Mr. Miranda, ELA 7

Simile Metaphor Idioms Personification Hyperbole Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia

NOTE: There are other types of figurative language but we will only focus on these 8 types.Types of Figurative

Language

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things with the help of the words “like” or “as”.

John is as slow as a snail Our soldiers are as brave as lions. Her cheeks are red like a rose. The water well was as dry as a bone. He is as cunning as a fox.

SIMILE

Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them.

My brother was boiling mad. The assignment was a breeze. It is going to be clear skies from

now on. The skies of his future began

to darken. Her voice is music to his ears. METAPHOR

An idiom is a phrase understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply.

Piece of cake A chip on your shoulder Out of the blue See eye to eye Give it a shot Cost an arm and a leg

IDIOM

What is “literal” meaning? language means exactly what it says

What is “figurative” meaning? uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, etc. to describe something often through comparison with something different

“That test was a piece of cake”

Literal meaning – The test was a slice of cake made of dough and icing

Figurative meaning – The test was easy.

LITERAL v. FIGURATIVE

You will create an idiom poster on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of white paper.

MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:1. One idiom written in large print2. Write the figurative meaning below the idiom

(what does it really mean?)3. A drawing in color that represents literal

meaning

IDIOM Homework

Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t

she? The wind whispered through dry

grass. The sky wept all night. The flowers danced in the gentle

breeze. Time and tide waits for none. The fire swallowed the entire forest.PERSONIFICATION

Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting” is a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It is a device that we employ in our day-to-day speech. I’ve seen that movie about a million

times. Your suitcase weighs a ton! Turn off the air conditioner in here.

I’m freezing to death! I am dying of shame. Mom is trying to solve a billion of

issues.

HYPERBOLE

Alliteration is derived from Latin’s “Latira”. It means “letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. But a better butter makes a batter better. A big bully beats a brawny boy. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

We can also find alliteration in company names:Coca Cola, Best Buy, Dunkin’ Donuts, American Apparel, Bed Bath & Beyond, Krispy Kreme

ALLITERATION

Assonance takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.

Men sell the wedding bells. I feel depressed and restless. Johnny went here and there and

everywhere. The engineer held the steering to

steer the vehicle. I feel the need, the need for speed.

ASSONANCE

Write three sentences using ALLITERATION

Write three sentences using ASSONANCE

EXIT TICKET

Onomatopoeia is defined as a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.

The gushing stream flows in the forest The buzzing bee flew away. The sack fell into the river with a splash. The books fell on the table with a loud

thump. The rustling leaves kept me awake.

ONOMATOPOEIA