Figurative language TL
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This document provides examples of different types of figurative language including simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, symbolism, personification, alliteration, and idiom. Each example is 1-2 sentences long and illustrates the key characteristics of the given figurative language technique.
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Figurative language TL
- 1. Figurative LanguageExamples of figurative language
- 2. SimilieHis eyes sparkled like jewels.He ate as much as an elephant.
- 3. MetaphorHe is faster than lightning.He is a camel.
- 4. OnomatopoeiaBUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! Went little Ms. Bee.The tiger went ROAR when he got hungry.
- 5. HyperboleI am the best gamer in the universe!I eat fifteen hotdogs in a second!
- 6. SymbolismHe put a thumbs up to show me I did a Good Job.The enemy showed a white flag which meant they surrender.
- 7. PersonificationThe turtle used table manners.The wind was as cool as Jake.
- 8. AlliterationSally snake slithered through the slippery slide.Jake jiggled jelly doughnuts.
- 9. IdiomIt is raining cats and dogs.Your as dumb as a sack of hammers!