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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language .  Simile A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. 
Example: busy as a bee Metaphor

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language • Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.  • Simile • A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee • Metaphor • The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something. 
Example: You are what you eat.

  2. Simile • His desk is like a garbage dump. A garbage dump is filled with useless items in a heap and the student’s desk is filled with trash in a heap.

  3. Metaphor • Jeremy is a giant. Both a giant and Jeremy are verytall. Jeremy is much taller than the girl he is with.

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