Figurative Language
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FIGURATIV
E LANGUAGE
F I GU R I N
G IT O
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FIGURATIVE AND LITERAL LANGUAGELiterally: words function exactly as
definedThe car is blue.He caught the football.
Figuratively: figure out what it means
I’ve got your back.It’s raining cats and dogs.
SIMILE
Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
Examples:
The metal twisted like a pretzel. She is as sweet as candy.He eats like a pig.
IMPORTANT!Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a
simile.A comparison must be made.
Not a Simile: I like pizza.
Simile: The moon is like a pizza.
METAPHORTwo things are compared without using “like” or “as.”
Examples:
All the world is a stage.My brother is a pig.She has a stone heart.
PERSONIFICATIONGiving human traits to objects or
ideas.
Examples:
The sunlight danced.Water on the lake shivers. The streets are calling me.
HYPERBOLEExaggerating to show strong feeling
or effect.
Examples:
This class is taking forever.My house is a million miles from here.She’d kill me.
UNDERSTATEMENTMaking something seem smaller or less
significant. The opposite of hyperbole.
EXAMPLES:
I’ll be there in one second.I kind of forgot my homework.This won’t hurt a bit.
QUIZOn a separate sheet of paper…
1. Write your NAME and CLASS (i.e. 6A)2. I will give an example. 3. You will write what type of figurative
language it is. (i.e. simile) *Spelling counts.4. You MAY use your notes.
1
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
2
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and
queens.Is it…
simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
3
Can I see you for a second?
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
4
The sun was beating down on me.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
5
The flag flies like a kite in the sky.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
6I'd rather take baths
with a man-eating shark,
or wrestle a lionalone in the dark,
eat spinach and liver,pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework,
my teacher assigns.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
7Ravenous and savage
from its longpolar journey,
the North Wind
is searchingfor food—
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
8The tree of liberty must be refreshed
fromtime to time with the blood of patriots
andtyrants.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
9
Can I have one of your chips?
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
10In a house the size of a postage stamp
lived a man as big as a barge.His mouth could drink the entire riverYou could say it was rather largeFor dinner he would eat a trillion beansAnd a silo full of grain,Washed it down with a tanker of milkAs if he were a drain.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
LET’S REVIEW
Correct any answers you got wrong.
1
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
It is…simile
Define
2
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and
queens.It is…
metaphor
Define
3
Can I see you for a second?
It is…understatement
Define
4
The sun was beating down on me.
It is…personification
Define
5
The flag flies like a kite in the sky.
It is…simile
Define
6I'd rather take baths
with a man-eating shark,
or wrestle a lionalone in the dark,
eat spinach and liver,pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework,
my teacher assigns.
It is…hyperbole
Define
7Ravenous and savage
from its longpolar journey,
the North Wind
is searchingfor food—
It is…personification
Define
8The tree of liberty must be refreshed
fromtime to time with the blood of patriots
andtyrants. It is…
metaphor
Define
9
Can I have one of your chips?
It is…understatement
Define
10In a house the size of a postage stamp
lived a man as big as a barge.His mouth could drink the entire riverYou could say it was rather largeFor dinner he would eat a trillion beansAnd a silo full of grain,Washed it down with a tanker of milkAs if he were a drain.
It is…hyperbole
Define
PRACTICE ACTIVITYWith a partner, you will create two of
each of the five types of figurative language.
* You will be sharing one of each with the class.
* They can be phrases you have heard before, but they can’t be ones we used as examples when we were learning about them.
REMINDERSSimile: Comparison using “like” or “as”Metaphor: Comparison WITHOUT “like” or “as”Personification: Giving human traits to objects
or ideas.Hyperbole: Using exaggeration to express
strong emotion.Understatement: Making something seem
smaller or less significant. (Opposite of Hyperbole.)