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Figurative Language

Alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, paradox, personification, simile

AB
alliterationrepeating consonant sounds
hyperbolewild exaggeration
metaphora thing is something else
onomatopoeiasound words
paradoxsilly but important
personificationa thing acts human
smilecomparing using as or like
alliterationPeter Piper picked a peck
hyperboleHer pancakes have only one side.
metaphorMother, your are an angel!
onomatopoeiaBoom! Jingle, jingle. Whoosh!
paradoxYouth is wasted on the young.
personificationThe hungry river gobbled a house.
simileas graceful as a mule on ice
figure of speecha creative way of talking & writing
figure of speechmetaphor, similie, paradox, etc.


Grade 6 ELA teacher
Winterville Charter Academy
Winterville, NC

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