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Figurative language in netball
Personification
Giving a nonhuman object human
characteristics.
Example:
sprang to life
In a sentence:
The stadium sprang to life when the
Diamonds scored.
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Figurative language in netball
Hyperbole
An exaggeration.
Example:
flies like a superwoman
In a sentence:
Caitlin flies like a superwomen to intercept
the pass.
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Figurative language in netball
Simile
Uses like or as to make a
comparison between two things that
are not alike.
Example:
vice like grip
In a sentence:
Jo has a vice like grip on the ball.
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Figurative language in netball
Metaphor
Makes a comparison between two things
that are not alike, without using
like or as.
Example:
was a shining light
In a sentence:
Laura was a shining light in the team’s
performance.
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Figurative language in netball
Onomatopoeia
Words that are sounds.
Example:
thud
In a sentence:
Sharni hit the floor with a thud.
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Figurative language in netball
Alliteration
When a set of words uses the same sound
or letters repeatedly.
Example:
cool as cucumber
In a sentence:
Caitlin is as cool as a cucumber when
shooting under pressure.
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Figurative language in netball
Idioms
A set of words that can have more
than one meaning behind them.
Example:
had the upper hand
In a sentence:
Madison had the upper hand over her
opponent all game.