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Figures of Speech  Figures of Speech Figures of speech are words or phrases that depart from straightforward literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis , freshness , expression , or clarity.  Types of Figures of Speech Simile Metaphor Al...

Figures of Speech  Figures of Speech Figures of speech are words or phrases that depart from straightforward literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis , freshness , expression , or clarity.  Types of Figures of Speech Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole  SIMILE A simile is the comparison of two Unlike things using like or as. He eats like a pig. You are as pretty as a picture.  METAPHOR A metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things or expressions, sometimes using the verb “to be,” and not using like or as (as in a simile). “To be” (am, is, are, was, were )  METAPHOR He is a pig. “You are a tulip.” From “A Meditation for his Mistress” ~Robert Herrick  ALLITERATION Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds of neighboring words. Sally sells seashells by the seashore.  ALLITERATION “She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to meet the mortal need, A man to match the mountains and the sea, The friendly welcome of the wayside well.” From “Lincoln, the Man of the People” ~Edwin Markham  ONOMATOPOEIA (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh) An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the soun it represents. d The chiming of the bells… The boom of the explosion…  ONOMATOPOEIA “Tinkling sleigh bells Clanging fire bells Mellow chiming wedding bells Tolling , moaning , and groaning funeral bells” From “The Bells” ~Edgar Allan Poe  HYPERBOLE A hyperbole is an exaggeratio or an overstatement n. = His feet are as big as boats ! I nearly died laughing !  HYPERBOLE “Here the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot round the world” From “The Concord Hymn” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes. (A) Simile (B) Onomatopoeia (C) Hyperbole TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! Life is a beach! (A)Metaphor (B)Alliteration (C) Simile TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” ~Mother Goose (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Hyperbole (C) Alliteration TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The river falls under us like a trap door. (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Simile (C) Metaphor TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! (A) Hyperbole (B) Metaphor (C) Onomatopoeia TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! “Don’t delay dawn’s disarming display. Dusk demands daylight.” From “Dewdrops Dancing Down Daises” ~Paul Mc Cann (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Alliteration (C) Hyperbole TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! I’ve heard that joke a billion times, but it still cracks me up! (A) Simile (B) Metaphor (C) Hyperbole TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The glass vase is as fragile as a child’s sandcastle. (A) Metaphor (B) Alliteration (C) Simile TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The buzzing bee startled me! (A) Hypberbole (B) Onomatopoeia (C) Metaphor TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! She looked at him with fire in her eyes. (A) Alliteration (B) Simile (C) Metaphor  USE YOUR NOGGIN! Write a story about an experience in your life in 2-3 paragraphs. Use each of the figures of speech we learned today! (Simile , Metaphor , Alliteration , Onomatopoeia , Hyperbole )