Figurative Language

By: Brenden Politte

Metaphor: a comparison using not like or as

• Example 1: His room was a junk pile.

• Example 2: At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line.

This room was a junk pile.Explanation: Dirty room.

At sunset, the horizon was a thin golden line.Explanation: Pretty sunset.

Simile: a comparison using like or as

– Example 1: The baby's skin was like a rose petal.

– Example 2: My brother is as sneaky as a rat.

The baby's skin was smooth as a rose petal.Explanation: Smooth.

My brother was sneaky as a rat.Explanation: Sneaky

Alliteration: Repeating the same sound.

• Example 1: Rabbits running over roses.

• Example 2: His dark eyes dared me with danger.

Rabbits run on roses. Explanation: Running fast.

Her dark eyes dared me with danger. Explanation: She is mad.

Onomatopoeia: A word that describes another word.

• Example 1: The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.

• Example 2: The bee went buzzing by the flower.

The bacon was sizzling in the pan.Explanation: The bacon was hot.

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Personification: Comparing to a human

• Example 1: The puppy cried when I left for school.

• Example 2: The rain kissed my checks as it fell.

The bee was buzzing around the flower.Explanation: The bee was buzzing.

Puppy was sad when I left for school.Explanation: Puppy's are sad.

The rain kissed my checks as it fell.Explanation: The rain is smooth.

Hyperbole: Is when it is crazy.

• Example 1: I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Example 2: I tried a thousand times.

I was so hungry I could eat a hourse.Explanation: I was really hungry.

I tried a million times.Explanation: Tried a lot of times.