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Alex Rodriguez Jose Perez September 19,2011

Figurative Language. Alex Rodriguez Jose Perez September 19,2011. S imile. Simile-Using like or as to compare two things. Examples-She is as blind as a mole. Hyperbole. Using exaggeration to make a point. Alex is so dumb his brain is a size of the pea. Onomatopoeia.

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Alex Rodriguez Jose Perez September 19,2011

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  1. Figurative Language Alex Rodriguez Jose Perez September 19,2011

  2. Simile Simile-Using like or as to compare two things. Examples-She is as blind as a mole.

  3. Hyperbole Using exaggeration to make a point. Alex is so dumb his brain is a size of the pea.

  4. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia-Sound word. Ex- The bomb went boom when it hit the ground.

  5. Alliteration Repetition of a beginning sound. Ex-Alex is as hairy as an ape.

  6. Personification Giving human qualities to something not human. Ex. The leaves danced to the ground.

  7. Idiom Idiom-A well known expression that does not mean what it say. Ex. Her little brother is as sick as a dog.

  8. Practice Problems • I had a ton of homework. • She is as loud as a lion. • It rained cats and dog. • The clock went tick-tock. • The bear ate berries at the beach by his brother. • The branches waved at us. • He had to pick up his ears.

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