The document discusses several types of figurative language used in writing including metaphors, similes, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and repetition. Metaphors and similes both involve comparisons between two unlike things using either directly stating they are the same (metaphor) or using like/as (simile). Alliteration uses repeated initial consonant sounds. Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Onomatopoeia imitates natural sounds. Hyperbole exaggerates for emphasis. Repetition repeats words for importance.

1. English is a
weird language…

2. We say things in
rather odd
ways…..
We use things
like…

3. Metaphors
• Writing that compares two unlike things that
have something in common.
“Her hair is a
waterfall of
silk.”

6. Simile
• Comparison between two unlike things that have
something in common.
• Always uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

7. Another simile….
• “The concert was boring.”
OR…
• “The concert was as interesting as
watching paint dry.”

8. And another….
• “The bologna sandwich was gross.”
OR…
• “The bologna sandwich in the back
corner of the refrigerator was like a
nightmare.”

9. And even more similes….
• “The moldy potato stinks.”
OR…
• “The moldy potato smelled like a dead
skunk that had been rotting under the
porch for weeks.”

10. Alliteration
• Repetition of initial
consonant sounds in
two or more words or
syllables.
• Peter Piper picked a
peck of pickled
peppers.

11. Personification
• An author gives an idea, object, or animal
qualities or traits of a person.

12. Onomatopoeia
• Imitation of natural
sounds in word form.
• Words help us form
mental pictures about
things, people, or
places that are
described.
• Buzz, hiss, bang,
sizzle, snap, pop

13. Hyperbole
• Exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
• Compares two items, but does so with
exaggeration. Is not a simile!!!
• “I nearly died laughing!”

14. Repetition Repetition
Repetition
• One or more words
are repeated to show
urgency or
importance.