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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Examples of Figurative Language. Similes Metaphors Personification Idioms. Similes. A comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common Uses the words: like as than. Similes. Example: “That night the moon was round and white as my Sunday hat.”

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. Examples of Figurative Language • Similes • Metaphors • Personification • Idioms

  3. Similes • A comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common • Uses the words: like as than

  4. Similes Example: • “That night the moon was round and white as my Sunday hat.” • What two things are being compared? • Answer: Moon and Sunday Hat

  5. Similes • The coin is as bright as the sun. coin and sun • My brother eats like a voracious pig. brother and pig • Her eyes are like the midnight sky. eyes and sky • The child is as sly as a fox. child and fox • His temper is as explosive as a computer. temper and computer

  6. More Fun with Similes “Dream Deferred” What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore--And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over--like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load.Or does it explode? Examples of Similes: Dreamdeferred-raisin in the sun; a festering sore; rotten meat; a syrupy sweet; a heavy load

  7. Similes Complete the following similes: • Tom is very hungry. He is as hungry as a…. • I love school. It is like… • I hate school. It is like… • Chocolate is so delicious. It is as good as… • The plants smell horrible. They smell like… • You saved my life. You are as brave as… • I am as busy as a… • Life is like a…

  8. Metaphor • A metaphor is a comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common • Does not use the words: like as than

  9. Metaphor Example: Chocolate is heaven in a wrapper. chocolate and heaven “The branches of the old tree were long fingers scratching at the window. branches and long fingers You have a heart of stone. heart and stone You are the sun in my life. sun and life “There is a fluttering forest of feathers.” forest and birds

  10. More Fun with Metaphors • At night my bedroom is a real icebox. bedroom and icebox • She is a regular adding machine. she and adding machine • Tom’s brain is an encyclopedia of knowledge. brain and encyclopedia

  11. Metaphors • Complete the following metaphors: Chocolate is… There is so much homework to complete. It is… School is a…. The lunchroom is a… Rewrite the following sentence using a metaphor: It is cold outside.

  12. Idioms • A way of speaking beyond the dictionary definition of a word Example: • It is raining cats and dogs outside. Dictionary Definition (DD): Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. Figurative Language Definition (FLD): It is raining hard outside.

  13. Idioms Lunch is on the house. DD: My plate of a cheeseburger and fries are resting on the top of my home. FD: Lunch is free…Yeah!!! My mom has a green thumb. DD: My mother’s thumb is the color of green. FD: My mom is good with planting. My dad has lost his marbles. DD: My dad cannot find his marbles. FD: My dad has gone crazy.

  14. More Fun with Idioms • I am going to hit the books tonight. DD: I will pound my fist into my math, science, and social studies books. FD: I am going to study very hard tonight.

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