Figurative Language !
Charity Navarro
Simile
Comparing two things using like or as
Example : "They named him William Armstrong ,which is like tying a big tail on a little kite . "
Metaphor
Definition : a figure of speech comparing two things not using like or as
Example : "Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born"
Example : "Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born"
Personification
The attribution of a personal or human trait given to a nonhuman object
Example : "Lightning was playing across half the sky, thunder roaring hiding even the sound of the sea" "The scarlet Ibis "
Example : "Lightning was playing across half the sky, thunder roaring hiding even the sound of the sea" "The scarlet Ibis "
Hyperbole
Exaggerating statements that are not meant to be taking seriously
Example : Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy ever had
Example : Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy ever had
Alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of nonrhyming words
Example : Petals, Purple, Phlox " The Scarlet Ibis "
Example : Petals, Purple, Phlox " The Scarlet Ibis "
Skyscraper by Demi Lovato
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=r_8ydghbGSg&name=Demi+Lovato+-+Skyscraper&uploadUsername=demilovatovevo&hitCount=107366081
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me - Simile
Like I'm made of glass Like I'm made of paper - Simile
And untangle you from me - Metaphor
But I am closer to the clouds up here - Metaphor
I will be rising from the ground - Metaphor
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me - Simile
Like I'm made of glass Like I'm made of paper - Simile
And untangle you from me - Metaphor
But I am closer to the clouds up here - Metaphor
I will be rising from the ground - Metaphor
Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=HSg9RDS1A1Q
I came in like a wrecking ball - simile
I came in like a wrecking ball - simile