Figurative Language

Anna-Grace Cary & Dylan WilmouthSeptember 19, 2011

SimileUsing like or as to

compare two things.My dad is blind as a

bat.

MetaphorComparing two

things without using like or as; something is something else.

My sister is a swelled airhead.

My dumb sister is a rock.

HyperboleUsing exaggeration

to make a point.My grandmother is

older than the hills.

OnomatopeiaSound word.The deer splashed

through the creek.

AlliterationRepetition of

beginning sounds.

The frog flopped in the forest.

PersonificationGiving human

qualities to something not human.

The spider web danced in the breeze.

IdiomA well known

expression that does not mean what it says.

She’s going to get a taste of her own medicine.

Practice problems1. The snow smiled at me.2. Caged emotions are hard to handle.3. The ant ate the apple in the afternoon.4. My sister is as dumb as a post.5. My dad sleeps so good he could sleep

through a hurricane.6. My mom is busy as a bee.7. Mrs. Moore was popping her gum.