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Figurative Language. Is a tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story. Idiom -Idioms are sayings that have hidden meanings that don’t mean exactly what is stated. You better hold your tongue when your parents are scolding you.
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Figurative Language • Is a tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story
Idiom-Idioms are sayings that have hidden meanings that don’t mean exactly what is stated • You better hold your tongue when your parents are scolding you. • The students in room 302 are going bananas.
Can you think of idioms on your own that you have heard before....
Simile-compare something using the words “like” or “as” • The groomsmen were dressed like penguins. • He’s as slow as a snail. • She was as sly as a fox when she snuck in her brother’s room.
Let’s Practice Similes • 1. The cat was as _____________ as a ________________ • 2. My dad was as ______________ as a ________________ • 3. The mattress was like a ______________ • 4. My car is like a _____________________
Metaphor-show how two things are not alike in most ways and are similar in one important way. Metaphors are a way to describe something. • The “A” that she received on her test was icing on the cake. • She is a bear in the morning when she doesn’t have her coffee.
Let’s practice MetaphorsI work so hard all day that when I get home I become a couch potato at night.My car is a dinosaur, it is time to get a new one. 1. Kay has great taste in furniture, I’m sure her home is beautiful. The metaphor “great taste” means: a. Kay works in a furniture store b. Kay eats furniture c. Kay knows how to pick out great furniture 2. Jay drives too fast and is a road hog. The metaphor “road hog” means a. Jay drives all over the road. b. Jay eats too much in his car. c. Jay likes to drive. 3. Joe is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates. The metaphor “giant” means a. Joe is short b. Joe is from a fairy tale c. Joe is tall
Read each sentence, and then decide whether the sentence is an example of a metaphor or simile. 1. You were as brave as a lion. __________________ 2. He is as strong as an ox. __________________ 3. You are my sunshine. __________________ 4. Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log. __________________ 5. He is the apple of my eye. __________________ 6. She is a rollercoaster of emotions during the holidays. __________________ 7. She has such a bubbly personality while at work. __________________ 8. John is a real pig when he eats. __________________
Personification-Giving human qualities to inanimate objects (non-human objects) • The book screamed out to me to buy it! • I can never find anything in my locker because it seems to eat all my books and homework. • The moon was smiling down on us while we were in bed.
Identify the examples of personification in the paragraph below. Then you will sketch a picture of what the scene looks like. • As I walked along the road, the rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. When it stopped, I could hear the wind as it sang it’s mournful song through the falling leaves. A passing car engine coughed and sputtered as it passed by me. Suspended out the window, a video camera observed the entire scene.
Hyperbole-Is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. • It was so hot that my face melted. • Barney got a million strikes today while bowling. • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole PracticeRead each statement and record the meaning of each hyperbole. • 1. I could sleep for a year. __________________________ • 2. This box weighs a ton. __________________________ • 3. I've told you a million times not to exaggerate. __________________________ • 4. Your mother is so small she does chin-ups on the curb. _______________________
Proverbs/Adage-Proverbs &Adages are popular sayings which contain advice or state a generally accepted truth. • Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched. • Where there’s a will, there’s a way • Look before you leap.
Proverbs/AdagesComplete each proverb/adage in the first column by choosing the correct ending in the 2nd column. Then write a brief description of what the Proverb/Adage means. 1. All that glitters is not _________ 2. Better be safe than _________ 3. The best of friends must _________ 4. All work and no _________ 5. Actions speak louder than ________ words play sorry gold part
