Mrs. Billie’s
Figurative Language
Review
Simile
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Definition- A comparison that uses “like” or “as”
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Example- “My mom’s hair smells like bread.”
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Simile- like or aS in it!
Metaphor
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Definition- A comparison not using “like’ or
“as”
Example- “I am a red balloon tied to an
anchor.”
Metaphor- Make it something else.
Personification
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Definition- Comparing non-living things to
living things; comparing non-living things to a
person
Example- “The windshield wipers conducted
the rain.”
Personification- is like a person.
Imagery
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Definition- Anything evoking the five senses
(taste, touch, sight, sound, smell)
Example- “We ate the bitter goop and watched
it flow down the table into the white pile of
mush.”
Imagery helps you imagine.
Hyperbole
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Definition- An exaggeration
Example- “You are so pretty JLo calls you for
fashion advice.”
Hyperbole is a bunch of hype.
Onomatopeia
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Definition- A word that is spelled like it
sounds.
Example- Bam! Crash! Boom!
On a mat the pin will POP!
Alliteration
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Definition- Repeating the first sound.
Example- “She sells sea shells by the sea
shore.”
All the first sounds are repeated.
Symbolism
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A symbol is an object that stands for a larger
meaning.
Cross = symbol for Christianity
Black/night =symbol for sadness, fear
Sun/sunlight = symbol for hope, joy
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Situations can also be symbols
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Tone
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The emotion that is expressed in a passage that
can tell you what characters are thinking
and/or feeling.
Look for adjectives that describe ways in
which things are said:
“Get out now!” she belted with a voice that
sounded like it came from the caverns of the
deep.
Mood
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The effect the passage has on the reader; how
the reader is “moved” by the passage.
Mood has to do with describing how one feels
after reading the passage, or how the
characters in the novel are feeling as a result of
the events.
Setting
Time (day, year, time of day)
 Place (location, such as a room, restaurant, beach, or
a city, town, street, country)
 Indicate why the setting is IMPORTANT to
understanding the story:
-does it have something to do with the plot?
-does it help the reader understand characters?
-does it help to set the tone or mood?
-is the setting a symbol in itself for something?
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The End!!!