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Figurative Language

Metaphor. Simile. Figurative Language. Personification. Imagery. Figurative Language. Writing that is not meant to be taken literally Used to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways. Simile. a direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as. Similes.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Metaphor Simile Figurative Language Personification Imagery

  2. Figurative Language Writing that is not meant to be taken literally Used to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways

  3. Simile a direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as

  4. Similes The girl is as pale as a ghost. The boy swimslike a fish.

  5. Metaphor a direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. Something is said to be something else.

  6. Metaphors The boywasamonkeyhanging in the tree. Sheis a bear in the morning before she has her coffee.

  7. Personification giving human traits to nonhuman things

  8. Personification The tree danced in the wind. The alarm clock screamed for him to wake up.

  9. Imagery Vivid writing that appeals to one of the five senses to create a picture in your mind. Sight Hearing Touch Taste Smell

  10. Imagery The dandelion yellow balloon drifted into the ocean blue sky. (Sight) The cat’s tongue was like sandpaper rubbing against my skin when it licked the milk off my finger. (Touch) The air was filled with sweet apples and spicy cinnamon when they baked the pies. (Smell). Bangs, pops, and crackles exploded through the town on the 4th of July (Hearing) She gulped down the cool lemonade that was sugary sweet and tangy tart at the same time. (Taste)

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