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Understanding Similes and Metaphors

The document defines and provides examples of several types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole. For simile, examples compare things that are not literally the same but share a common characteristic, such as "as cute as a kitten". Metaphor directly states one thing is another through comparison, like "life is a highway". Alliteration involves words starting with the same sound close together. Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds, and hyperbole exaggerates for effect with phrases like "I will die if she asks me to dance".

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Understanding Similes and Metaphors

The document defines and provides examples of several types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole. For simile, examples compare things that are not literally the same but share a common characteristic, such as "as cute as a kitten". Metaphor directly states one thing is another through comparison, like "life is a highway". Alliteration involves words starting with the same sound close together. Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds, and hyperbole exaggerates for effect with phrases like "I will die if she asks me to dance".

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Simile

 as cute as a kitten
 as happy as a clam
 as bold as brass
 as bright as a button
 as shiny as a new pin
 as common as dirt
 as big as a house
 as hot as hell
 as innocent as a dove
 as thin as a rail
 as tough as nails
 as white as a ghost
 as sweet as sugar
 swims like a dolphin
 grows like a weed
 has a voice like a foghorn
 runs like the wind
 climbs like a monkey
 rain fell like teardrops

You were as brave as a lion.

 They fought like cats and dogs.


 He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
 This house is as clean as a whistle.
 He is as strong as an ox.
 Your explanation is as clear as mud.
 Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
 That is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
 This contract is as solid as quicksand.
 That guy is as nutty as a fruitcake.

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 Well, that went over like a lead balloon.


 They are as different as night and day.
 She is as thin as a rake.
 Last night, I slept like a baby.
 This dress is perfect because it fits like a glove.
 He could hear like an owl.
 My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
 I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as the Sahara desert.
 The dancer moved like a gazelle.

Metaphor
-is a figure of speech that states that one thing is another thing. It’s used to make a comparison
between two objects or concepts that aren't alike but have something in common.
 Life is a highway.
 Her eyes were diamonds.
 He is a shining star.
 The snow is a white blanket.
 She is an early bird.
 Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
 The classroom was a zoo.
 He is a night owl.
 Mario is a chicken.
 Her eyes were fireflies.
Alliteration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent(close to) or closely connected words.

 Claire, close your cluttered closet.


  

The big bad bear bored the baby bunnies by the bushes.

  

Shut the shutters before the shouting makes you shudder.

  

Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.

  

Please put away your paints and practice the piano.

 The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.


  

Garry grumpily gathered the garbage.

Onomatopoeia
 The horse neighed at the visitors.
 The pigs oink as they flop in the mud.
 You can hear the peep peep of the chickens as they peck the ground.
 The dog growled menacingly at the strangers.
 The cat meows incessantly as she pets it.
 The mooing of the cows was hard to miss.

Hyperbole
 He is older than the hills.
 I will die if she asks me to dance.
 That plane ride took forever.
 This is the best book ever written.
 I love you to the moon and back.
 The pen is mightier than the sword.
 I've told you this 20,000 times.
 Cry me a river.

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