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Figurative language: Or Two Things at Once

Similes, Metaphors, Personification . Figurative language: Or Two Things at Once. Figurative language is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: The cold wind cut through my jacket like a knife.

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Figurative language: Or Two Things at Once

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  1. Similes, Metaphors, Personification Figurative language:Or Two Things at Once

  2. Figurative language is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally. • Example: The cold wind cut through my jacket like a knife. • The wind didn’t ACTUALLY cut through my jacket, but it felt like it. Definition

  3. Figurative language is used to express ideas in a more exciting and imaginative way. • Example: Which is more interesting? The cold wind cut through my jacket like a knife. Or… It was windy. Uses

  4. A simile is a the comparison of one thing to another that uses like or as. (A is like B) • Examples: • The goalie was like a rock. • Her smile is like the sun. • My brother is as dirty as a pig. Simile

  5. Thunder threatens Like a sound that rolls around and around In a mean dog’s throat. -Martha Sherwood Can you think of a simile?

  6. A metaphor is a the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. (A = B) • Examples: • The goalie was a rock. • Her sunshine smile lit up the room. • My brother is a pig. • None of these things are ACTUALLY true, but we understand what they mean. Metaphor

  7. Thumb The odd, friendless boy raised by four aunts. -Phillip Dacey Can you think of a metaphor?

  8. Personification is when human characteristics are given to non-human things. • Tip: Notice that PERSONification means to make something like a person. • Example: • The ice cream was begging me to eat it. Personification

  9. Can you think of an example of personification?

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