Figurative Language
Morgan Davidson English 1-7 S.H.S.
Simile
Definition: A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two unlike things.
Example from the "Scarlet Ibis: "Keeping a nice secret is very hard to do, like holding your breath."
Metaphor
Definition: A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without like or as.
Example from the "Scarlet Ibis": "On the topmost branch a bird, the size of a chicken..."
Personification
Definition: A figure os speech when a non-human object is given a human quality
Example from the "Scarlet Ibis": "In May and June there was no rain and the crops withered, curled up, then died under the thirsty sun."
Hyperbole
Definition: A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
Example from the "Scarlet Ibis": "Doodle was just about the craziest brother."
alliteration
Definition: the repetition of a sound at the beginning of words.
Example from "The Most Dangerous game": "He struck out with Strong strokes."
Song
In this song "Missin you Crazy" by Jon Pardi, There is an example of a simile in the first sentence. "Been runnin' this highway, like a greyhound."