Figurative Language G7 THIRD QUARTER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.PPT

2. Canyounameanytypes?

4. A comparison of two things
using the words like or as
She was as sharp as a cactus.

5. A comparison of two things
using the words is and are
His banjo music is medicine
for the soul.

6. A phrase that starts with the
same sounds
Sam's sheriff star
shone in the moonlight.

7. Give an inanimate object
human characteristics
The arms of the cactus
reached out to hug passersby.

8. A phrase with deeper meaning
than the literal understanding
Spur of the moment

9. An extremely exaggerated
meaning
The horseshoe attracted
all the luck in the world.

10. For example: The water was
as cold as ice.