Chains Figurative Language
You will need 2 sheets of paper and your Chains book.
One sheet is for notes, and the other for your assignment.
Hyperbole
Exaggerating for emphasis or effect.
Examples
Yeah, I already beat that game 80,000 years ago.
Nobody listens to that song anymore.
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone
Age.
Forget knocking it out of the park, Frank can knock a
baseball off the continent.
These shoes are killing me.
Notes
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Topic Here
Information about the topic and
examples here.
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Next Topic Here Information about the topic and
examples here.
Metaphor
comparison between two dissimilar things without
using the word “like” or “as” to make the
comparison
Examples
The cast on Michael’s broken leg was a plaster shackle.
She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.
The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to
forgiveness.
Waves of spam emails inundated his inbox.
Her eyes were fireflies.
Personification
Giving human characteristics, qualities, or traits to an
object or idea
Examples
Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.
The moon turned over to face the day.
One unhappy icicle wasted away in the day.
The traffic noises argued long into the night and finally Cal
went to sleep.
The angry storm pounded the tin shelter.
Simile
Comparisons between two unlike things using the word
“like” or “as”
Examples
The bottle rolled off the table like a teardrop.
The handshake felt like warm laundry.
She hung her head like a dying flower.
Arguing with her was like dueling with hand grenades.
Idiom
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A common expression that has a meaning particular to a
language or region.
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Examples
It’s raining cats and dogs.
Hit the lights.
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Imagery
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Text that creates a mental picture and appeals to the five
senses.
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Example:
“Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon; wine-red
was his velvet coat.”
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Foreshadowing
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The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future
action.
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Example:
" Why do I get the feeling you will be the death of me?"
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Onomatopoeia
When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
Examples
Buzz
Buzzing
Clink
clinking
Beep
beeping
Practice
Using your own sheet of paper, you will find examples of
the figurative language in Chains.
 Each example you find will need to be written properly
with quotation marks and page numbers. Choose one
quote for each type of figurative language.
Hyperbole- pages 69, 124
Idiom- pages 80 (2), 81, 83, 94, 95
Metaphor- pages 76, 82, 86, 89 (3), 95
Personification- pages 70, 84, 88, 89, 95
Simile- pages 76, 89, 70, 82, 88
Imagery- pages 141-142, 236
Foreshadowing- pages 129, 52
Onomatopoeia- 269, 148, 98
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