This document defines and provides examples of various types of figurative language including metaphor, hyperbole, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and imagery. It explains that a metaphor is a figure of speech that uses a word for one idea to represent another, hyperbole uses exaggeration for effect, a simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as", personification gives human traits to objects or animals, onomatopoeia imitates natural sounds, and imagery appeals to the senses through descriptive language. Examples are given for each type of figurative language.

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Figurative Language:
•Metaphor
•Hyperbole
•Simile
•Personification
•Onomatopoeia
•Imagery:
1.Sound
2. Sight
3.Taste
4.Smell
5. Touch- Movement

2. Metaphor:
A figure of speech in which a word
for one idea or thing is used in
place of another to suggest a
likeness between them.
Examples:
• The assignment was a breeze.
• "Life is a journey, travel it well."
(United Airlines)
• “Life is a high way,”
• “All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players
They have their exits and their entrances,”
William Shakespeare

3. Hyperbole:
Extravagant exaggeration used as a
figure of speech.
Example:
• These books in your bag weigh a ton.
• I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

4. Simile
A figure of speech in which two
dissimilar things are compared by the
use of like or as.
Examples:
• I ran as fast as the wind
•“Life is like a box a chocolate, You never know
what you are going to get.”
•Your as silly as a clown.
•Your sneakers are as pink as a flamingo.

5. Personification:
A figure of speech in which human
characteristics are given to an animal
or object.
Examples:
• Lightning danced across the sky.
• The carved pumpkin smiled at me.
• The wind whispered softly in the night.
• The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
• The stars winked at me.
• The camera loved her.

6. Onomatopoeia:
The use of the word to describe or
imitate a natural sound or the sound
made by any object or action.
Example:
• "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is."
(slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S.)
• Knock, knock.
• Tick, Tock.
• Buzz.
• Puff
• Pow

7. Imagery
•The ability to form mental images of things or
events.
•Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one
or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch,
smell, and taste).
Imagery-movement:
After apple picking hundreds of red
round balls rolled down the kitchen
table looking like bumper cars racing
against each other.

8. Imagery- sight:
After apple picking peals of
redness covered mother’s kitchen
table.
Imagery-smell:
After apple picking the essence of
delicious cinnamon, savory syrup of
spices and butter to enhance the
crunchy crust, filled the house with
incredible aroma.

9. IMAGERY-SOUND:
After apple picking my head still thundered with
the booming of giant apples falling from the trees.
Imagery-taste:
After apple picking, finally it was
done, the sweet, tangy flavor of
rich soft apple slices, strong
touches of cinnamon with a crisp
buttery floury finish, AHHHH!!!
The deliciousness of apple pie.

10. Back to the songs:
Now lets go back to the songs…
• Can you identify the songs that
have figurative language.?
• Can you identify the figurative
language used in each song?
• Which part of the song uses
figurative language to express an
idea?