Figurative Language

Figurative Language

By Brittany Brasher

What is Figurative Language?​

A way of writing or speaking that:

• makes the audience have an emotional response

• makes the audience use their imaginations​

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For example: I had butterflies in my stomach.

Butterflies refers to a fluttering feeling

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What is the sentence saying to you?​

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Figurative Language | GMAS Prep 2022

Definition of Figurative Language

The use of Figurative Language can create images that appeal to the 5 senses, we call this imagery.

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definition of imagery

Imagery

Multiple Choice

Which answer best exemplifies imagery?

• The cool breeze made the trees dance in the rays of sun.

• The wind was cold.

• The ice melted, creating a stain on the coffee table.

• The water dripped from the sink.

Multiple Choice

Why would a writer use figurative language?

• to make the audience use their imaginations and emotions

• to make the audience become confused

• to make their work lengthier

• to add some personality to their writing

Types of Figurative Language

Figurative Language | GMAS Prep 2022

outlining vocabulary for the students in relation to figurative language.

Term	Definition	Example
​simile	​compares to unlike things using like or as	​His footsteps were as silent as those of a cat.
​metaphor	compares two unlike things without using like or as​	She becomes a monster if she hasn't eaten lunch.​
personification	gives human qualities to nonhuman things	The snowflakes danced on their way to the ground.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example of personification?

• The house was cold and dark at the end of the street.

• The ray of sunshine warmed the ground.

• You can hear the chirp of the birds as they sat in the tree.

• The river swallowed the earth as it rose higher and higher.

​How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

What is the central idea of the stanza?

​How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

What is the central idea of the stanza?

​How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

What is the central idea of the stanza?

​How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

What is the central idea of the stanza?

Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry

What is the theme of the poem?

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How do you know?

Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry

Which statement describes the use of personification in the poem?

A. Animals were given human characteristics

B. The aging of non-human elements is described

C. The landscape is described as though it were a person.

D. Natural phenomena are given human characteristics

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Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry

Which statement describes the use of personification in the poem?

A. Animals were given human characteristics

B. The aging of non-human elements is described

C. The landscape is described as though it were a person.

D. Natural phenomena are given human characteristics

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Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem BEST supports your answer to Part A?

• "The sun is a huntress young..."

• "And leaves not a bush of cloud..."

• "Flashing his baleful eyes..."

• "He builds him a crimson nest."

Open Ended

Use the RACE Strategy to respond to the following prompt.

Each stanza of this poem describes a different phase of the sun's journey across the sky. Analyze how each metaphor develops the overall meaning of the poem. Use details from the poem to support your response.