Shampoo Book Definitions and Examples
Type of Figurative
Language
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Definition
A comparison of two unlike
objects using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
The repetition of initial
consonant sounds.
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike
objects without using like or as
Personification
Where human characteristics or
human qualities are given to
something that is NOT human.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines
two opposing or contradictory
ideas
Onomatopoeia
When a sound literally makes
the meaning of such a word
Example
Sally is as quiet as a mouse.
I’ve been working like a dog!
He is as blind as a bat.
I ate a ton of pizza.
I’m so hungry I could eat a
horse!
He’s got a ton of money.
I will die if he asks me to dance!
I’ve told you a million times …
Betty Botter bought some
butter.
Three gray geese were in a green
field gazing.
Joan jokes joyfully in January.
Ned needed your knitting
needles.
You’ll never put a better bit of
butter on your knife.
Her home is a prison.
The moon was a ghostly galleon
tossed upon cloudy seas.
John is a real pig when he eats.
My father is a steady rock.
The stars danced playfully in the
sky.
Her life passed her by.
The flowers waltzed in the
breeze.
The thunder clapped angrily.
The avalanche devoured
everything in its path.
Act naturally
Awfully nice
Big baby
Freezer burn
Small crowd
Terribly pleased
The buzzing bee flew away.
The rock fell in to the river with a
splash.
Clink, clank, clunk, clatter,
jingles, rattle, squeal, boing,
honk, hoot, blech