Figurative Language

Why should we use it?

TO LIVEN UP OUR
WRITING!!!!! 
 METAPHOR
a comparison without using
like or as

A hot dog is a celebration in

a bun.
 SIMILE

a comparison using like or as

The hot dog is like a

celebration in a bun.
 IMAGERY

language that appeals

to the sense
He felt the cold water streaming down
his esophagus.
 PERSONIFICATION

A figure of speech which gives the

qualities of a person to an animal, an
object, or an idea

The flowers danced in the breeze.

 IDIOM

language specific expression

in a pickle
costs an arm and a leg
couch potato
 ALLITERATION

repeated sounds occurring at the beginning

of words

Betty Bahnaynay

Smiles, sniffles, and snobs

 HYPERBOLE

an exaggerated statement used to

heighten effect

She said so on several million occasions.

 ONOMATOPOEIA

the use of words that mimic

sounds

BOOM! BAM! BANG! WOP!