Name : Princess Abegail Montalba Grade Level :Grade V-FL

School : Carmen Central Elementary School SPED Center Subject Teacher: Ms. Irene Borres

Figure Language is a way of expressing or conveying ideas by taking symbols, figures or likeness.
It is the opposite of literal or direct language.

Types of Figure of Speech

1. Simile is comparing one thing to another dissimilar thing using like or as.
Examples:
 Prince John runs like a horse.
 She was as cool as a cucumber under pressure.
 I turned as white as a ghost when you jumped out at me.
 Bless was as playful as a kitten.
 The clouds were like ice-cream castles in the sky.

2. Metaphor is comparing one thing to another different thing as if it were that other thing.
Examples:
 Max is a pig when he eats.
 That child is a bear when he is sleepy.
 The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.
 His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste.
 The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.

3. Personification is representing as a person as having human qualities.

Examples:
 The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky.
 The sun smiled and chased away the angry clouds.
 His voice filled up the house like an army of soldiers sent to attack.
 My dog studied on the grass as if he was an architect preparing blueprints.
 The dving board taunted me, daring me to approach.

4. Hyperbole is an exaggeration to create effect.

Examples:
 She is as thin as a toothpick.
 I ate so much on Thanksgiving, I weigh more than a whale.
 My father drives 1,000 miles per hour.
 The mayor’s speech was never-ending.
 Mom if I don’t get some dinner soon, I will starve to death.

5. Apostrophe is addressing someone or something that is not present as if it could hear.

Examples:
 Oh, rose, how sweet you smell and how bright you look!
 Car, please get me to work today.
 Oh trees, how majestic you are as you throw down your golden leaves.
 Dear love, please don’t shoot me with your cupid’s bow.
 Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
 Feet, don’t fail me now.