Figurative Language Notes
Figurative Language Notes
An author uses figurative language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. For example, I could say the snow fell from the sky, which is rather boring. But if I said the snow waltzed from heaven, I am painting a picture of the snow dancing.
Waltzed is an example of what type of figurative language?_____________
The following are the 7 types of figurative language you must learn this year.
Simile: A simile uses _____________ or __________ to ____________ to unlike objects.
Example: When he (Nag) had lifted one-third of himself clear of the ground, he stayed, balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind.
Metaphor: A _____________makes a ________________ between to unlike objects _____________ using like or as.
Example: The lanterns were lightning bugs in the wind.
Personification: _____________ is the giving of ___________ qualities to an _____________, object, or idea.
Example: The snow waltzed down from heaven.
Alliteration: An alliteration is the ________________ of the ____________consonant sounds in a sentence or phrase.
Example: Crusts of black burned buttered toast
Onomatopoeia: An ____________ is the use of words that make sounds.
Example: “Clickity, clackity. Clickity, clackity.” ...“WHOOSH!”
Hyperbole: A ______________ is an extreme ______________.
Example: And you probably know that Paul was taller than a redwood tree, stronger than fifty grizzly bears, and smarter than a library full of books.
Idiom: An _________ is an expression that cannot be taken literally.
Example: It’s straight from the horse’s mouth. This does not mean that you talked to a horse, but you heard the information directly from the person who said it.
Name:____________
Date:_____________
Hour:_____________
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt
For
Rikki-tikki-tavi
Alliteration on pg. 74___________________________
Personification on pg. 74 in the first paragraph_________________
2 Similes on pg. 74 ___________________________________
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Onomatopoeia on pg. 74_________________________________
Idiom on pg. 75_____________________________________
Personification on pg. 77________________________________
Simile on pg. 78______________________________________
Personification on pg. 78________________________________
Alliteration on pg. 79 __________________________________
Onomatopoeia pg. 79 __________________________________
Simile on pg. 79______________________________________
Personification on pg. 79________________________________
Metaphor on pg. 80___________________________________
Alliteration on pg. 80__________________________________
Onomatopoeia on pg. 81__________________________________
Simile on pg. 81______________________________________
Figurative Language Notes
An author uses figurative language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. For example, I could say the snow fell from the sky, which is rather boring. But if I said the snow waltzed from heaven, I am painting a picture of the snow dancing.
Waltzed is an example of what type of figurative language? Personification
The following are the 7 types of figurative language you must learn this year.
Simile: A simile uses like or as to compare to unlike objects.
Example: When he (Nag) had lifted one-third of himself clear of the ground, he stayed, balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind.
Metaphor: A metaphor makes a comparison between to unlike objects without using like or as.
Example: The lanterns were lightning bugs in the wind.
Personification: Personification is the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
Example: The snow waltzed down from heaven.
Alliteration: An alliteration is the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in a sentence or phrase.
Example: Crusts of black burned buttered toast
Onomatopoeia: An onomatopoeia is the use of words that make sounds.
Example: “Clickity, clackity. Clickity, clackity.” ...“WHOOSH!”
Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.
Example: And you probably know that Paul was taller than a redwood tree, stronger than fifty grizzly bears, and smarter than a library full of books.
Idiom: An idiom is an expression that cannot be taken literally.
Example: It’s straight from the horse’s mouth. This does not mean that you talked to a horse, but you heard the information directly from the person who said it.
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