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Figurative Language

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

JUSTIN LEE BENSON
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Simile ........1-4
  • Metaphor 4-6
  • Personification
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Simile
Using the words "like" or "as" to compare two nouns that are not alike

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Simile Example
I am as fast as a cheetah

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Justin is as tough as a rhino.

Photo by Colin the Scot
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Metaphor
Compare to nouns with like or as

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My own

Justin is a rhino.

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IDiom
Sayings that have
Hidden meanings

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Idiom

It is raining cats and dogs.

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My idiom

The dirty dog hit the road.

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Personification

Giving a nonhuman, human qualities.

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Personification

The tree danced in the wind.

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Personification

The rhino danced in the circus.

Photo by Tom Raftery
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Alliteration
Putting together two or more words that begin with the same sound

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Alliteration

Peter piper picked a peck of peppers.

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Alliteration

Jumping Justin felt joy when he had a jelly donut.

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An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken seriously. I was eaten alive. I have told you a million times. I could run forever. I am so cold that I feel like an ice cube.

Justin Benson