2. Definition from wordcentral.com : a figure of
speech in which a word or phrase meaning one
kind of object or idea is used in place of
another to suggest a similarity between them.
• Here is the definition from rhlschool.com/eng3n26.htm: Metaphors are comparisons
that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important
way. Metaphors are a way to describe something. Authors use them to make their
writing more interesting or entertaining.
• Definition from dictionary.com :a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied
to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance,
as in
• My definition of a metaphor is: A metaphor is a figure of speech with compares one
thing to another thing, but does not use like or as
3. SO, WHAT IS A
METAPHOR?
• A metaphor is a one kind of figurative
language
• A metaphor is like a simile, but doesn’t use
like or as
• A metaphor compares something to another
thing
4. EXAMPLES OF
METAPHORS
• His castle was a mansion
• Her pet is a dog
• The light was a friendly smile from the window
• The sun was a warm, cuddly blanket
• The deer, running through the woods was a flash of color.
• The fish, gliding through the water was a ballet dancer.
Next 5 metaphors are from www.buzzle.com/articles/metaphor-
examples-for-kids.html
• He has a heart of stone.
• She has a gait of a peacock.
• He is the shinning star of our school.
• She has a heart of a lion.
• For me time is money.
5. SIMILES
Definition : A simile compares 2
things and uses like or as.
Definition from dictionary.com : A Definition from
figure of speech in which two unlike wordcentral.com :A figure of
things are explicitly compared, as in speech in which things
“she is like a rose” different in kind or quality
are compared by the use of
the word like or as
7. EXAMPLES OF SIMILES
• “The water is like the sun” is an example of
simile because water and the sun have
little in common and yet they’re being
compared to one another.
• The rose is as pretty as a princess
• Water is as clear as a crystal
• The sun is as bright as neon yellow
• The sun is as hot as a red chili pepper
• The person is like a feisty cheetah
8. HYPERBOLES
My definition: A hyperbole is a figure of
speech that extremely exaggerates the
subject. For example, “I was so thirsty, I
could have drank the whole ocean!”
This is a Hyperbole because no one
would ever drink the whole ocean.
Definition from dicitionary.com :
1. obvious and intentional
Definition from wordcentral.com :extravagant exaggeration.
exaggeration used to emphasize a point 2. an extravagant statement or
<"mile-high ice cream cones>" is an example figure of speech not intended to be
of hyperbole because there can not be a mile taken literally, as “to wait an
high of ice cream cones. It exaggerates. eternity.”
9. WHAT IS A
HYPERBOLE?
In this poem, William Wordsworth uses lots
of hyperbole to pain a picture and make the
story interesting
10. EXAMPLES OF
HYPERBOLES
All of these examples
are from
http://www.proprofs.com/flash
cards/cardshowall.php?title=fig
urative-language_13
