PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Figurative Language
By: Elainna
Simile
The comparison of two or more words using like or as
Example: She's like a shining star
Metaphor
The comparison of two or more things not using like or as
Example: life is a rollercoster
Idiom
A group of words comparing unlike things that are not meant to be taken literally
Example: give a big hand
Alliteration
A group of words that start with the same letter or sound at the begining
Example: Sally sells shea shells
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally like, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Personification
Making something not human have human feelings like, opportunity knocks.
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like sound it makes, like BOOM.
