FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PROJECT
By: Morgan Uesseler
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a sound described in a word. An example from the "All Summer in a Day" story is "A boom of thunder startled them and like leaves before a new hurricane, they tumbled upon each other and ran." An example of my own is "The gun went bang and the racers took off."
Similie
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. An example from the story "Meeting Mrs. Flowers" is "...like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible." An example of my own is "The girl ran like there was no tomorrow."
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using words such as like, as, than, or resembles. An example from the story is "Mrs. Flowers" "....sweet-milk fresh in my memory..." An example of my own is "The boy was a spaghetti noodle."
Personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. An example from the story "Mrs. Flowers" is "Death would be too kind and brief." An example of my own would be "The flower grinned as it bloomed again in the new springtime."
Hyperbole
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration but not to be taken literally. An example of a hyperbole from the story " Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows." An example of my own would be "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole village!"
Alliteration
The repeating sounds of constants for the same letter at the beginning of the word. An example of alliteration from the story "The Treasure of Lemond Brown" is "Slowly he stood, tensing." An example of my own is "Paul practically practiced perfect piano."