Designed for independent student use. Non-linear PowerPoint with quiz. Can also be teacher led.

1. Created by: Ms. Amber Howard June 2012
Figurative
Language
Arm yourself with the tools
you need to:
 Write interesting stories
 Create colorful sentences
 Express yourself creatively

2. Marvel’s superheroes
are fed up with the local newspapers that have been
covering their stories.
Instead of telling of their heroic deeds with the
colorful and descriptive language that they
deserve, the papers have been printing their
exploits in simple sentences.
See the difference for yourself…
Captain America saved a cat.
Captain America rescued a cowardly cat from the tallest oak in the park.
The Invisible Woman was quick.
The Invisible Woman vanished in the blink of an eye.
Iron Man won the fight.
In the battle of the century, Iron Man squashed Magneto like a bug.

3. Learn to recognize and use:
Simile
Metaphor
Metonymy
Apostrophe
Personification
Synesthesia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Test your knowledge, then design your own graphic novel.

4. Simile
A figure of speech that directly compares
two different things, usually by employing
the words "like" or "as".
Mister Fantastic is as stretchy as a
rubber band.
The Invisible Woman can be as clear as glass.
The Human Torch burns like a candle
on a cake.
The Thing is like a human mountain.

5. Metaphor
A figure of speech that describes something
as being the same as an otherwise
unrelated object without using “like” or “as”.
Mister Fantastic is a rubber band.
The Invisible Woman is clear glass.
The Human Torch is a burning candle.
The Thing is a living mountain.

6. Metonymy
Referring to something by using the name of something
associated with it. One word is substituted for another.
Can I get a hand with these boxes please?
“have help”
The White House will be holding a press
conference this afternoon.
“the President”
Next week, Spider-Man will be making his
debut on the silver screen.
“starring in a movie”

7. Apostrophe
Addressing something not usually spoken to: like an object,
a fictional or historic figure, an idea, or something in nature.
Wisdom, where have you gone?
Shelter me under your ancient branches, gentle tree.
Hello darkness, my old friend.
Spider-Woman, what a web you spin!

8. Giving human characteristics to
something non-human.
Green Goblin’s hoverboard
had a mind of its own.
The dish ran away with the
spoon.
The news article screamed
for attention.

9. Synesthesia Describing an object or experience in
sensory terms unrelated to that object.
The Iron Fist wore a loud green suit.
hearing – vision
Get out of the bitter cold!
taste - temperature
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
taste - feeling

10. A figure of speech in which
exaggeration is used for emphasis
or effect; an extravagant statement.
When Rhino landed, the
earth shook.
I was buried under a
mountain of homework.
She was so hungry she could
eat a horse.

11. The repetition of the consonant
sound at the beginning of a word. Alliteration
Reed Richards and Sue Storm were married Saturday.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The Silver Surfer sails through the sky.

12. Captain America appreciates
serious jokes.
Invisible ink was used to write
the secret message.
Have you ever felt alone in a
crowd?

13. Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the sounds
associated with the objects or
actions they refer to.
The steam escaped the pipe
with a hiss.
The mouse let out a squeak
and ducked back into its hole.
A sonic boom shook the city.

14. Review
Simile: A figure of speech that directly compares two different things,
usually by employing the words "like" or "as".
Metaphor: A figure of speech that describes something as being the
same as an otherwise unrelated object without using “like” or “as”.
Metonymy: Referring to something by using the name of something
associated with it. One word is substituted for another.
Apostrophe: Addressing something not usually spoken to: like an object,
an historical figure, an idea, or something in nature.
Personification: Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

15. Review
Synesthesia: Describing an object or experience in sensory terms
unrelated to that object.
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for
emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.
Alliteration: The repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of a
word within a sentence.
Oxymoron: A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (used to
call attention to an apparent contradiction).
Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate the sounds associated with the
objects or actions they refer to.

16. Show off your skills!
Click on the notepad to demonstrate to the superheroes that
you are ready to replace the previous newspaper journalist.

17. This afternoon Spider-Woman will interview with the press about
the corruption of Super Hero City.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metonymy
Onomatopoeia
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

18. Mister Fantastic had French fries for a side dish during dinner.
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
Synesthesia
Alliteration
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

19. Betsy, you are the best car in the world!
Apostrophe Oxymoron
Simile Synesthesia
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

20. Iron Man launched into action like a speeding missile.
Metaphor
Simile
Metonymy
Personification
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

21. The bacon sizzled and popped in the hot frying pan.
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Metonymy
Onomatopoeia
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

22. The Beast was a wrecking ball, smashing everything in sight.
Personification
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
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23. The sky grew angry and dark before throwing
the lightning bolt down to earth.
Metonymy
Hyperbole
Synesthesia
Personification
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

24. The out of tune piano could only play sour music.
Synesthesia Oxymoron
Apostrophe Hyperbole
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25. The Fantastic Four are always fighting for peace.
Personification
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Alliteration
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26. This is the easiest question that has ever been written
in the history of the world.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metonymy
Onomatopoeia
Click on the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

27. Congratulations!
The superheroes agree that you are qualified to cover their adventures.
Click on the website below to create your own graphic novel.

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