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Speak. Figurative Language. Figurative language. Definition. Examples. use of one word or phrase to say one thing and mean another allows the author to express something in the story in a more powerful way creates a picture for the reader. simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification.

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  1. Speak Figurative Language

  2. Figurative language Definition Examples • use of one word or phrase to say one thing and mean another • allows the author to express something in the story in a more powerful way • creates a picture for the reader • simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification

  3. Figurative Language is not Literal Literal Figurative • the words mean exactly what they say • He is almost 7 ft tall. • the words mean something else • He can touch the sky.

  4. Simile • comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

  5. What is the simile? What does it say about the person?

  6. What is the simile? What does it say about the person? He is sleeping like a log. He is sleeping so soundly that he is not even moving and can’t be moved or woken up. A log does not move and is not easily moved by someone.

  7. Metaphor • Comparison between 2 unlike things without using like or as

  8. What does this metaphor mean? “I love you so much. You are my sunshine, little one.”, the mother whispered to her teary-eyed little boy.

  9. What’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

  10. A metaphor does not use “like” or “as”, a simile does.

  11. Hyperbole • Extreme exaggeration

  12. Hyperbole How is this an example of hyperbole?

  13. personification • Giving human qualities to non-living things

  14. How is this personification? What does it mean?

  15. It means you can’t get rid of a cold.

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