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Figurative Language

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THREE TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  • Personification
  • Simile
  • Alliteration

PERSONIFICATION

GIVING NON-HUMAN THINGS HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATION

  • The pumpkin is smiling.
  • The tree is gracefully dancing.
  • The pool waved at me.

SIMILE

USES LIKE OR AS
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EXAMPLES OF SIMILES

  • The pool is as cold as the Arctic Ocean.
  • The rain is like a shower to the Earth.
  • The lake is a calm as the sea.

ALLITERATION

THE REPETITION OF A CONSONANT SOUND IN A SENTENCE

EXAMPLES

  • Silly Sally sat.
  • Alaina the alligator ate an apple.
  • Bubble gum Bailee blew a big bubble.

THREE TYPERS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  • Personifacation
  • Simile
  • Alliteration