Figurative Language Notes

Hello all,

Last Friday, students had a blast with “Running Dictation.” In case any students missed the notes, here are a copy of them!

Figurative Language Notes Sheet

Device	Definition	Purpose/Reasons to be Used	Example: Highlight or underline the figurative language. Example: Alliteration- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
metaphor	compare two unrelated things without using “like” or “as”	to help the reader understand something in a different, new, or clearer way	Example: You are my sunshine.
simile	compare two unrelated things using “like” or “as”	to help the reader understand something in a different, new, or clearer way	Example: You are as busy as a bee.
hyperbole	an over exaggeration	to dramatize or emphasis something	Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
personification	giving human traits to non-human things	to bring things to life; encourages the reader to look at things from a new perspective using something they understand	Example: The wind danced in the breeze while the sun smiled down upon them.
onomatopoeia	imitation of a sound	create interesting sounds; make the world in the text more real	Example: The bee’s buzzing was irritating in my ear.
alliteration	a consonant sound (not a, e, i, o, or u,) is repeated at the beginning of multiple words in a short time	creates a musical effect, adds rhythm, and makes things easier to remember	Example: Tuesday Timpf Time!
rhyme	repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs	to create rhythm and flow for the reader	Example: “Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are”
repetition	repeating a words or phrase	makes an idea clearer and more memorable	Example: Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn…

We will be using these notes as we read our poem, “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou.