Hello Class:
This weeks post is all about Figurative Language. In your blog post, mention an example of Figurative Language that you have found in one your books that you have read.
Some examples of figurative language: Metaphor, simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, etc. . Make sure to tell which example of Figurative Language you found!
Remember your post should include at least 2 complete sentences and place your number on the end of the post
I'm reading the Mockingjay, the third book to the Hunger games sequel. I read about how President Snow smells of roses. It is a metaphor in this way but sometimes they use it as a simile by comparing him with the roses using like or as.
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At home I'm reading the book called Out of My Mind. It said that after the competition, Melody cried a river of tears because she couldn't go and her friends left her. This is an example of a hyperbole because it's an over exaggeration. #6
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book The Lighting Thief, The sentence is "They looked like TV wrestlers, muscular, with beards and long hair." This is an example of a simile because it is comparing the two guys to wrestlers and has the word like in it. #3
ReplyDeleteI just finished my book Dork Diaries Tales of a Not-So -Happy Heartbreaker, the sentence is "Brianna said in an aful fake French accent that sounded more like a six-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger". I think it is a simile because it is comparing one thing to another and it is using the word like.#12
ReplyDeleteMy book is Hot Shot and the figurative language is imagery. I chose imagery because it said the crunch of a cookie and the slurp of lemonade , it made me really want cookies and lemonade. #8
ReplyDeleteMy book is hatchet and the figurative language is imagery I choose imagery because it said the tast of the fish and it made me want fish.#1
ReplyDeleteI'm reading The Journey Back. In the book it said, "my dad is a wild animal when he drinks." It is an example of a metaphor because it compares his dad to a wild animal without using the words like or as. #21
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Phoenix flies and the sentence is I ran like a gazelle. That's an example of a simile, because it compares two things using like.9
ReplyDeleteI am reading Mocking jay. I found a simile it is the summer's been scorching hot and dry as a bone. #14
ReplyDeleteI am reading Eight Keys. Avocado doesn't taste as good as bannana. This is a simile because it is comparing two things and has the word as in it. #5
ReplyDeleteMy book is called 13 curses . In the book Tanya dogs keeps getting fatter and Tanya say she didn't give her dog anymore food so the bowl must be filling its self. That
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I am reading diary of a wimpy kid cabin. I am doing hyperbole exaggerating when Greg says that the snow was as tall as the house. #2
ReplyDeleteI'm reading legend. He says it felt like forever in the principles office until his brother showed up. This is a hyperbole. 24
ReplyDeleteMy book is Vietnam. It sounded like machine guns but 1 million times older. Hyperbole. 16
ReplyDeleteWimpy kid it onomatopoeia because when Greg gets hits it go boom #28
ReplyDeleteMine is middle school and people were playing at a concert and it's onamotapia because they kept saying encore.
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My book that I am reading is Catching fire. In Catching fire there is a part that says " a car comes to life LIKE the purr of a cat " so it is Camparing a car to a purr of a cat using the word like so it would be a simile. #7
ReplyDeleteI am reading Conspiracy 365 at home. The sentence is, My brain felt it had been wrenched out of my head, shoved in the washing machine, then shaken out and shoved back into my skull again. My example is a hyperbole because it is exaggerating.#4
ReplyDeleteI'm reading the prophet of yonwood. A white cloak of snow covered the ground. It is a metaphor because its comparing the snow to a white cloak.
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I read I Survived the shark attacks of 1916. My word is hyperbole because 3 boys scare another boy and he screams so loud his mother could hear him from California. #17
ReplyDeleteIn my book Dead End In Norvelt, Jack was as quiet as a mouse on carpet, is an example of Personificatin.
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i'm reading series of unfortunate events count olaf is as evil as a snake this is a simile because it uses as and it compares olaf to a snake
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i'm reading series of unfortunate events count olaf is as evil as a snake this is a simile because it uses as and it compares olaf to a snake
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I am reading the Hunger Games. My example is Hyperbole. I don't know Haymitch but I've seen him often enough in the Hob, tossing handfuls of money on the courter of the women who sells white liquor.
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I am reading the Hunger Games. My example is Hyperbole. I don't know Haymitch but I've seen him often enough in the Hob, tossing handfuls of money on the courter of the women who sells white liquor.
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I'm reading diary of a wimpy kid and my example is hyperbole. I chose hyperbole because the person in my book is always getting mad and yelling and being wierd.#18
ReplyDeleteMy book is a series of unfortunate events. My example is a hyperbole. It is 'he had hundreds of books on his shelves. #26
ReplyDeleteMy book is I survived the battle of Gettysburg and my simile is Clem was only seventeen at the time, but he'd been almost like a father to them after mama died.#11
ReplyDeleteIn my book I found simile it is. He looks like a tough gay.19
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