Figurative Language
Sometimes when I go back over my stories I just look for places I can slip in some figurative language. That is language that makes my sentences more colorful and lively. I especially like simile and hyperbole.
Simile: The magic work here is Comparison. A simile is a comparison of one thing with another using helping words like Like or As. For example, “Watch out! When he gets mad , his head turns as red as a stop sign!” Or “My brother Frank is as tall and skinny as a flagpole.”
Hyperbole: This one is fun in crazy stories and poems. It’s an exaggeration. For example, He screamed so loudly and so wildly that for a mile around squirrels were losing their balance and falling out of trees!
Your challenge: Go back through your story two more times—once looking for places to slip in similes and a second time looking for places to add a hyperbole or two.
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