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1. Figurative Language Language Arts

2. Figurative Language Is language that is used to create an image or go beyond the literal meaning of the words.

3. Similes Used to compare two things using the words “like,” or “as,” Often highlight a characteristic of one of the items Rely on the audience’s ability to make connections and inferences.

4. Simile Examples My mother is as busy as a bee. They fought like cats and dogs. Her love for her children is as constant as the passing of time. The tall boy stood out like a sore thumb. The dog has a bark as loud as thunder.

5. Simile Examples My mother is as busy as a bee. They fought like cats and dogs . Her love for her children is as constant as the passing of time . The tall boy stood out like a sore thumb . The dog has a bark as loud as thunder .

6. Metaphors Compare two things without using “like” or “as” Imply a stronger relationship or a deeper meaning than a simile

7. When we use metaphors, we make a statement that is not literally true. Time is a thief. He has a heart of stone. America is a melting pot. Metaphors only make sense when the similarities between the two things being compared have a connection that readers understand. Metaphors

8. Metaphor Examples Her smile is the sunrise. Your son was a shining star in my classroom. The tall trees were curtains that surrounded us during our picnic. The snow is a white blanket.

9. Metaphor Examples Her smile is the sunrise . Your son was a shining star in my classroom. The tall trees were curtains that surrounded us during our picnic. The snow is a white blanket .

10. Hyperbole An outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point. Adds color, depth, or understanding to a character or situation

11. Hyperbole Examples You snore louder than a freight train! You could have knocked me over with a feather! I’m so hungry I could eat dirt right now. My brother is taller than a skyscraper .

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13. Personification Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects This makes objects more relatable

14. Personification Examples The chair squealed in pain when the hammer smashed it. The tree’s limb cracked and groaned when lightning hit. My heart jumped when I saw the band in concert. The computer argued with me and refused to work.

15. Personification Examples The chair squealed in pain when the hammer smashed it. The tree’s limb cracked and groaned when lightning hit. My heart jumped when I saw the band in concert. The computer argued with me and refused to work.

16. Juxtapositions When a writer places two opposite things next to each other to make a comparison Emphasizes similarities

17. Juxtaposition Examples All’s fair in love and war. Beggars can’t be choosers. Better late than never. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. You are making a mountain out of a molehill.

18. Juxtaposition Examples A butler spends his days in a beautiful mansion dressed in a tuxedo, but returns home to a closet-sized apartment in a rundown part of town. A waitress is remarkably rude and impatient with a doting couple. She is extremely kind, though, to a quiet man who is eating alone with a book.

19. Litotes The use of an understatement to make a point. Often sarcastic in tone The opposite of a hyperbole.

20. My dog is not the friendliest. He’s not even a little tired after staying up all night watching television. She’s no spring chicken. The new apartment was not too shabby! Finishing my math homework wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. Litotes Examples

21. Oxymoron A description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description. Adjective + Noun Contradictory

22. Oxymoron vs. Juxtapositions Oxymorons and juxtapositions refer to two opposite things to make a comparison. Oxymorons refer to a short phrase (usually two words) that create an opposite. Self contradictory Juxtapositions refer to characters, setting, situations, tones, and moods in writing or the world.

23. Oxymoron Examples The jumbo shrimp is a favorite of the customers. The loud silence of night keeps him awake at night. Quick! Act natural, the teacher is coming into the classroom. The final day of Introduction to Speech class was bitter sweet. The mashed potatoes and gravy were awfully good today.

24. Oxymoron Examples The jumbo shrimp is a favorite of the customers. The loud silence of night keeps him awake at night. Quick, a ct natural ! T he teacher is coming into the classroom. The final day of Introduction to Speech class was bitter sweet. The mashed potatoes and gravy were awfully good today.

25. More Oxymoron Examples Alone together Amazingly awful Clearly confused Definitely maybe Weirdly normal Honest Thief Busy doing nothing Walking dead Random order Deafening silence Dark light Only choice Small crowd Passive aggressive

26. Onomatopoeia The use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing

27. Onomatopoeia Examples The water splashed all over the top of the car. Owls screech through the night and keep us awake when we are camping. My stomach grumbled in hunger as we entered the restaurant . Thumping and booming in excitement , my heart pounded to hear the results of the lottery.

28. Onomatopoeia Examples The water splashed all over the top of the car. Owls screech through the night and keep us awake when we are camping. My stomach grumbled in hunger as we entered the restaurant. Thumping and booming in excitement, my heart pounded to hear the results of the lottery.

29. More Onomatopoeia Examples Crack Thud Pop Hiccup Zoom Bang Gulp Beep Moo Splash Vroom Honk Roar Creek Meow Chirp Kaboom Fizz Buzz Clap Crinkle