Figurative Language from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane            Name ____________________________ 
                    Type                              Meaning                                                    Example/s from story 
                                      a comparison between two                       •     
                                      things using the words like or as 
                    simile                                                           •     
                                      “black eyes that shone like dark 
                                      stars” 
                                      Comparing things without “like”                •    
                                      or “as” 
                 metaphor                                                            •    
                                      It’s hotter than standing on the 
                                      sun. 
                                       
                                      An exaggeration for the sake of                •    
                                      emphasis, humor, or effect 
                 hyperbole                                                           •    
                                      I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 
                                       
                                      A word which imitates the natural  •   
                                      sound of things 
             onomatopoeia                                                            •     
                                      Plop, whizz, clap 
                                       
                                       
                                      An expression whose meaning is                 •    
                                      different from the meaning of its 
                    idiom             individual words                               •     
                                       
                                      You are driving me up a wall.