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Figure of Speech Ex.

The document discusses different types of figurative language including alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, and idiom. Examples of each are provided along with an exercise to identify the figure of speech used in different sentences.

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Figure of Speech Ex.

The document discusses different types of figurative language including alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, and idiom. Examples of each are provided along with an exercise to identify the figure of speech used in different sentences.

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Figure of speech

What is figurative language?


The Study of: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, and Idiom.
What is Alliteration?
Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration Examples: B - Betsy bought bigger bottoms for baby Billy.
S- Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries Saturday.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Onomatopoeia Examples: The bees buzzed by flying back to their hive.
Click the button to take the picture.
What is a Metaphor?
Metaphor: A figure of speech stating two things are similar.
Metaphor Examples: The strawberry was a fresh summer day.
The rain came down in full cold buckets.
What is a Simile?
Simile: A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile Examples: She was as smart as an owl.
My backpack was like a bag of bricks.
What is a Hyperbole?
Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration.
Hyperbole Examples: The walk was a million miles long!
I ate five-thousand pancakes for breakfast!
What is Personification?
Personification: Giving human qualities to things and ideas.
Personification Examples: The tree leaves danced in the wind.
The car jumped to the finish line.

What is an Idiom?
Idiom: A phrase that has a meaning different from the dictionary definition.
Idiom Examples: She didn ’t want to open that can of worms.
The test was a piece of cake!
Exercise
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the correct definition. Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia,
Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, or Personification.
1. A funny exaggeration is called a/an _____________________.
2. ______________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.
3. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called
_________________________.
4. A comparison using like or as is a/an _________________________.
5. A/an ________________ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.
6. Words that resemble the sound they describe is ________________________.
7. A comparison of two nouns that don’t use like or as is a/an ________________.
Name the device for each example below:
1._________________ Ann is a walking encyclopedia.

2._________________ You’ll catch a cold that way.

3._________________ The wind moaned outside the window.

4._________________ The traffic was heavy.

5._________________ Henry waddled like a duck as he walked onto the field

6._________________ Six silly sisters all saw the swan.

7._________________ “Meow,” the cat announced as he entered the room.

8._________________ The dark night seemed to whisper its secrets to the forest people.

9._________________ I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

10._________________ I’m a chicken when it comes to getting an injection.

11. _________________ There was a tremendously loud CRASH outside my window on the street.

12._________________ I felt like my sister was a million miles away when she left for college.

13._________________ The girl looked as cozy as a soft kitten when she fell asleep on her blanket.

14._________________ The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.

15._________________ She was down in the dumps when her friend moved away

16._________________ Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter
18._________________ The bugs went SPLAT on the windshield when we were driving to the
campsite

19._________________ The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was finally here

20._________________ I had thousands of chores to do before the day was over.

21._________________ She was treated like a queen on her birthday.

22._________________ Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone loved her

23._________________ The boys were just hanging around the basketball court before going home.

24._________________ Toad took Tommy Turtle to tell Tabitha two tall tales Tuesday.

25._________________ The cereal went SNAP, CRACKLE, POP when he poured in the milk at
breakfast.

26._________________ The leaves whistled in the rain

27._________________ She was so hungry she could eat a horse

28._________________ Her face turned red as a beet when she tripped on her way to the stage

29._________________ The moon was a bright ball of smoke in the night sky

30._________________ The rest of the test was smooth sailing since she knew every single answer.

31._________________ Linda liked laughing and licking lollipops.

32._________________ There was a BOOM when the box fell off the desk onto the floor

33._________________The car died on the side of the road when it ran out of gas.
34._________________ His dad could lift over two tons because he exercised every single day.

35._________________ The lemons she used in the dessert tasted like sour grapes.

36._________________ The students in this class are all brains.

37._________________ The class was cracking up at his jokes.

38._________________ Stella sold sixty-six silly salamanders Sunday.

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